This volume is addressed to all concerned with education, namely, policy makers, administrators, supervisors, teachers, students and the community at large. The conviction that democracy and education has many things in common and are reciprocally obliged to provide mutual support, was at the bottom of inspiration for attempting on this work.
It is hoped that the book will provide some useful material for those who opt to study education as a discipline. It can, it is hoped, serve as a source material for teacher educators and educational administrators. Those who are engaged in educational research may also find it useful.
Prof. T.K.D. Nair (1926), M.A., M.Ed., LL.B, has considerably long experience as teacher, teacher educator, trainer of educational managers and also as a researcher in the field. During the later part of his career, he was the faculty of The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi. Subsequent to his retirement, he was engaged as a consultant in Educational Consultants (India) Ltd. (Ed. CIL).
Apart from almost all States and Union Territories in India he had the occasion to visit Thailand representing India at a Regional Conference on Educational Management held at Bangkok in 1984. He co-authored a book A School Inspection System by NIEPA.
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Preface; Foreword;
Introduction: The Background - What Education does to the Learner - What History Tells- Attempts for Involvement of the Community - Aims of Education in a Democracy - Democracy a Product of Education-Welfare Society-Organisation Administration in a Democracy.
Equality of Educational Opportunities: Education for All-Where to Begin? - Weaker Sections-Higher Education - Opportunity Costs - Pre-School Education -Community Participation Accountability - Universalisation of Primary Education - Some Problems--Fundamental Right.
Demand on the Administrator: Role of the Administrator-Pressures on Administration-Ambivalent Administrator--Training of Educational Administrators - -Administrators of Primary Schools - Decision Making - Demand of Democracy.
Planning: Need for planning - Meaning of Planning and Management at Micro level. Need for community support Institutional Management-Some Organisational Changes--Planning from Below - Community Participation Sources of Support - DIETs and CETs Parallel Management. Some Innovations in Educational Management -Supervision by Correspondence - Institutional Planning.
Supervision: Special Case of Schools - The Concept of Supervision-Traditional Supervision Modem Supervision - Management in Action -Sources of Supervision-School Community Relationship a Support Base -PRS and school supervision DIETs and School Supervision - DPEP and Supervision - Techniques of Supervision - Some Innovations
Inspection By Post: Purpose of Inspection- Pre-requisites for Effective Inspection - Specific Objectives - Prevailing Practices Follow up Actions- Extent of Coverage Insuring Utility--Inspection by Post Advantages of the proposal procedural Changes Needed - Preparations.
Group Rapport In Education Teaching Vs Learning -Personalised system of learning - Rapport Based Learning--Revolution in Classroom Management -Preventive Approach.
Extra and Co-Curricular Activities
Conclusion: Educational Management of Tomorrow Qualities of an Educational Manager-Manager - A Change Agent - Some Suggestions for Further Inquiry.
Bibliography
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