Gautama, G
(2011)
School administration : for humanness
and vitality.
Learning Curve (16).
pp. 40-44.
Abstract
Administration. The word carries with it a ring of
authority, aloofness; an antiseptic flavour. Starting
with word is therefore a poor start. Let us try a
different starting point.Schools have structures and processes. Some are intended;the product of thinking by the governing body or staff of a school. Others grow out of nowhere – they are perhaps not planned-but they are real and tangible.It may be possible to say that administration is ‘attention to the intended and the unintended’ structures and processes.Particularly in schools, thanks to the terms such as 'Headmaster’ or ‘Principal’, the term administration suggests that one person is in ‘control’. Nothing could be less true. If administration could also connote ‘culture’ of a school, the way things are done, then it becomes abundantly clear why it never is in the hands of just one person.
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