Principles Of Institutional Administration In Education

1. Define administration and institutional administration
2. Apply administrative principles in institutional settings
3. Analyze the influence of administrators on institutional goals
4. Identify challenges facing institutional administrators
5. Evaluate the relevance of ICT in institutional administration

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Concepts of Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Define administration and institutional administration. Explain the meaning of institution. Discuss ways to achieve institutional effectiveness.

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Principles of Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Identify basic principles of administration. State general principles of institutional administration. Explain the significance and limitations of each principle.

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Structure and Functions of Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Explain the meaning of organization structure. Explain criteria for a good structure of an organization. Distinguish between formal and informal organization structure.

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Approaches to Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Identify the major approaches to institutional administration. Describe each approach with emphasis on strengths, weaknesses, and implications. Appraise each of the approaches.

5. Week 5Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Task Areas in Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Identify major tasks of school administrators. Define administrator responsibilities. Explain administrator roles. Distinguish the nexus between school community and school administration.

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Socio-Political Context of Institutional Administration in Nigeria · 2 hours

     Establish the interlink between politics, culture, and education. Identify the roles played by society, politics, culture, private individuals, and corporate bodies.

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Institutional Administration and Quality Assurance · 2 hours

     Acknowledge the relevance of quality assurance in institutional administration. Identify ways of building quality into administration of institutions.

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Resource Situation in Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Describe the nature of resources. Identify problems associated with the provision of resources. State possible ways of averting the problems.

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Record Keeping in Institutional Administration · 2 hours

     Define record keeping. Explain the purpose for which records are kept. Identify types of school records kept in school.

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 5: Leadership Responsibilities in Institutional Administration · 2 hours

      Describe a leader and leadership. Explain the theories of leadership. State the kinds and styles of leadership.

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Training and Development of Institutional Administration · 2 hours

      Discuss the meaning of Training and Development. Identify types of training. Appraise the implication of training programmes in human organisation.

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Challenges of Institutional Administration in Nigeria · 2 hours

      Identify the challenges facing school administrators. Distinguish between challenges facing educational institutions and political institutions. Suggest ways out of age-long problems facing institutional administrators.

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Motivation and Institutional Responsibilities · 2 hours

      Identify strategies of motivating workers in educational institutions. Identify the roles of administrators in motivating employees. Explain the concepts of motivation.

    • Unit 4: Information and Communication Technology and Institutional Challenges · 2 hours

      Explain the relevance of ICT to educational administration. Identify some contending factors inhibiting the successful application of ICT in institutional administration in Nigeria.