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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
COURSE CODE: EDA 811:
COURSE TITLE: CONCEPT AND THEORIES OF EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
INTRODUCTION
EDA 811: Concepts and
theories of Educational Administration and
Planning is a first semester year one, two credit, and 700 level Core Course. It will be available
for all students offering M.ED Administration and Planning. It will also be suitable as ‘One-of”
course for anyone who does not intend to complete a National Open University of Nigeria
(NOUN) qualification, but wants to learn the Concepts and theories of Educational
Administration and Planning course.
This course will expose you to an understanding of many of the Concepts and Theories in
Educational Administration and Planning. It will assist you to be able to apply these theories to
the tasks and roles that you perform as School heads and Administrative Executives in the
educational setting.
The course will consist of 19 units which includes Course Guide, definition of Administration,
concept of importance of motivation and communication in and administration, meaning and
classification of organizations, Theories and Administration, Decision making, School
Organization, Administration, Exercise of Power, Authority, Responsibility and Delegation,
Administration and Student Services, Discipline and Students Control, School Community
relations, Educational Planning, its approaches methodologies and tools and the practice and
applications of all these to the educational setting in Nigeria.
This Course Guide tells you briefly what the course is about, what course materials you will be
using and how you can work your way through these materials. It suggests some general
guidelines for the amount of time you are likely to spend on each unit of the course in order to
complete it successfully.
It also gives you some guidance on your tutor-marked assignments, which will be made available
in the assignment file. There are regular tutorial classes that are linked to the course. You are
advised to attend these sessions.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE
The overall aim of EDA 811; Concepts and Theories of Educational Administration and
Planning is to introduce specific definitions, and acquaint you with the important concepts in
Educational Administration and Planning. The context in which Administration is been practiced
will also be explained. The organization which forms the bedrock of any administrative practice
will be examined, the types of organizations, principles of organization, techniques in
organization and organizational conflict. The historical trends in the development of
Administration, highlighting the theories in the areas of personnel management, bureaucracy,
scientific management and human relations. These developments later found relevance in the area
of education.
The understanding of these Concepts and Theories in Educational Administration; and planning
is vital because it serves as a framework for the practice of Administration and the planning of
educational programmes and other school activities. From time to time the Educational
Administrator needs to make decisions, which will interpret the policies and programmes of the
educational system in the country. During this course, you will learn about the school as an
organization, school administration which will spell out the task and roles of the administrator,
including the control of student services, and the type of relationships that the Administrator
needs to cultivate with the students, parents and the community at large.
The course will also expose you to an understanding of the concept of planning in Education, the
various approaches to educational planning such as social demand approach, manpower
approach, and cost-benefit approach. These are approaches that are applicable to educational
planning worldwide. Specific reference will be made to the relevance of these approaches for
meaningful educational development.
You will also learn the methodologies of planning education. The actual process of planning
within the Nigerian context will be broadly spelt out.
This course will also refresh your knowledge on organizational structure of Education in Nigeria,
the management and control of education. Finally you will learn to examine the tasks and
challenges that are ahead of future Educational Administrators.
COURSE AIMS
The aim of the course can be summarized as follows: this course aims to give you an
understanding of the meaning of the various concept of administration and planning. The theories
underlying the study of administration the practice of administration with the help of such
instrument like decision making, discipline and control of students, staff meeting and the use of
authority, power, responsibilities and delegation. The structure in which all these administrative
functions will find expression will also be explained. This will be achieved by aiming to:
Introduce you to the definition and meaning of the concept and theories of Educational
Administration and Planning.
Describe the various classifications of organizations and the principles underlying its
practice.
Outline the methods and tools employed, in decision making in an organization
Explain the practice of School Administration as its concerns both the students, staff,
parents and community as a whole.
Describe the concept of Educational Planning and its techniques and methodologies.
Outline the main constraint in Educational Planning.
Explain the organization, administration and control of education in Nigeria.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To achieve the aims set out, the course sets overall objectives. Each unit also has specific
objectives. The unit objectives are always included at the beginning of a unit; you should read
them before you start working through the unit. You may want to refer to them during your
study of the unit to check on your progress.
You should always look at the unit objectives after completing a unit. In doing so you will be
sure that you have followed the instructions in the unit.
Below are the wider objectives of the course as a whole. By meeting these objectives
you
should have achieved the aims of the course as a whole.
On successful completion of the course you should be able to:
1. Define the concept of Administration.
2. Describe who is an Administrator.
3. Explain the meaning of Educational Administration.
4. Explain the term organization.
5. Differentiate between formal and informal organizations.
6. Specify the principle of organization.
7. Explain the scientific management theory.
8. Describe the human relations theory.
9. Discuss the Behaviouralist/Rationalist approach to administration.
10. Explain the theories of bureaucracy.
11. Describe the theory and process of decision making in administration.
12. Explain the meaning of School Administration.
13. Discuss the task and roles of the principal.
14. Explain the application of Administrative instrument such as authority, power,
responsibility and delegation.
15. Discuss the administration of student services, control and discipline in schools.
16. Define the concept of Education Planning.
17. Describe the three major approaches to planning.
18. Explain the constraints of Educational Planning.
19. Discuss the models of planning.
20. Specify the importance of each model of educational planning.
21. Discuss the organization and administration of the educational system in Nigeria.
22. Explain the organizational structure of the Ministries of Education in Nigeria.
23. Specify the various levels of educational control in Nigeria.
24. Identify the Federal and National Educational Agencies.
25. Discuss the foreign and International bodies concerned with educational development in
Nigeria.
26. Discuss the task and challenges ahead of future Educational Administrators and Planners.
WORKING THROUGH THIS COURSE
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