Responsibility and Accountability in Educational Management

1. Explain the nature and functions of educational management.
2. Identify the activities involved in educational management.
3. Describe the importance of organizational structure in education.
4. Examine the concept of responsibility in educational management.
5. Explain the role of accountability in the school system.

13 weeks, about 32 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: The Nature and Functions of Educational Management · 2 hours

     Read about the nature of educational management.. Define educational management and its key issues.. Understand the functions of educational management including policy making and personnel procurement..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 2: Activities of Educational Management · 2 hours

     Explore the activities of educational management.. Understand the importance of planning and organizing in educational settings.. Learn about directing and coordinating resources for effective management..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Provisions and Maintenance of Funds and Facilities by Educational Manager · 2 hours

     Examine the provisions and maintenance of funds and facilities.. Understand school financing, budgeting, and accounting practices.. Identify sources of funding for education and their management..

4. Week 4Module 1:

   • Unit 4: Organisation and their Importance · 2 hours

     Define organization and understand its importance.. Explore the characteristics of organizations in educational management.. Analyze how organizations contribute to achieving educational goals..

5. Week 5Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Organisational Structure and Characteristics · 2 hours

     Describe the nature of organizational structures.. Identify the characteristics of organizational structures in schools.. Understand the qualities of a good organizational chart..

6. Week 6Module 1:

   • Unit 6: Characteristics, Types and Patterns of Organisation · 2 hours

     Identify the characteristics of administrative structures.. Explore the types and patterns of organizational structures.. Understand departmentalization, centralization, and decentralization..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Record keeping in Educational Institutions · 2 hours

     Understand the importance of record keeping in educational institutions.. Identify statutory records that must be found in schools.. Learn about admission registers, attendance registers, and weekly diaries..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 2: The Nature of Responsibility in Organisation · 2 hours

     Define responsibility in an organizational context.. Explain managerial responsibility and its scope.. Understand the nature of authority and delegation in organizations..

9. Week 9Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Responsibility and Educational Management · 2 hours

     Relate responsibility to the funding of education.. Describe the role of decision-making in responsibility assignment.. Explain how educational leadership affects matters relating to responsibility..

10. Week 10Module 2:

    • Unit 4: Responsibility, Educational Policy Formulation, Planning and Implementation · 2 hours

      Describe the factor of responsibility in education policy formulation.. Explain the factor of responsibility in education planning.. Explain the factor of responsibility in the implementation of education programs..

11. Week 11Module 2:

    • Unit 5: Responsibility Attributes for Successful responsibility Accomplishment · 2 hours

      Describe the new dimensions of leadership.. Identify leadership characteristics that enhance responsibility accomplishments.. Understand the importance of integrity and diplomacy in leadership..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 1: Accountability in Education · 2 hours

      Describe the nature of accountability in education.. Define accountability and its key components.. Identify the issues in accountability in education..

    • Unit 2: The Role of Accountability in School System · 2 hours

      Explain accountability within the school system.. State the problems of accountability in the school system.. Understand the importance of accountability in protecting public funds..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Areas of Accountability in the School System · 2 hours

      Describe the types of accountability.. Identify areas of accountability, including cash, things, actions, and results.. Understand the dimensions of accountability in education..

    • Unit 4: Line of Accountability in Education · 2 hours

      Identify the dimensions of accountability in school.. Describe the line of accountability in education.. Understand the roles of teachers, administrators, and statutory bodies in accountability..

    • Unit 5: Strategies for Improving Accountability in Education · 2 hours

      Identify strategies for enhancing accountability in education.. Describe the strategies, including supervision, auditing, communication, and leadership.. Understand how these strategies improve goal achievement..