UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Department of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning
EA 300: Management of Education and School Administration I
Course Description
This course serves as an introduction to both educational management and organizational theory
as fields of study. The course provides undergraduate education students with an understanding
of administrative, managerial, and organizational theories, principles, and concepts relevant for
the management and administration of educational systems and institutions, with specific
reference to Tanzania. The course also provides education students with an understanding of the
structures, processes, and practices taking place in education system and institutions, with
specific reference to Tanzania.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Disentangle the concepts of management, administration, leadership and organizations theory
as used in education.
2. Describe and apply theories to explain educational management and administrative practices
3. Analyze the management of education and discern the quality of effective management.
4. Discern administrative processes and task areas related to education.
5. Analyze educational organizations and professional bureaucracies.
6. Apply the acquired knowledge in solving day-to-day leadership, management and
administrative problems in educational institutions in Tanzania.
Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts in Educational Management and
Administration
1.1 Understanding basic concepts in educational management and administration
1.2 Understanding organizations: history, types, characteristics, and functions
1.3 Educational organizations: Characteristics and functions
1.4 The school as a social system
Module 2: Theoretical Perspectives in Educational Management and Administration
2.1 Theorizing educational administration
2.2 Perspectives in educational management and administration
2.2.1 Classical management school of thought
2.2.2 Human relations school of thought
2.2.3 Behavioural school of thought
2.2.4 Contingency school of thought
2.3 Organizations as systems, subsystems, and complex social systems
2.3.1 Rational, natural, and open systems
2.3.2 Organic and mechanistic organizations
2.4 Organizational bureaucracies and the school as a professional bureaucracy
Module 3: Understanding Schools and Their Contexts
3.1 School structure, culture, and climate
3.2 Schools and their external environments
3.3 Behaviour in schools as organizations
3.4 Power and politics in schools
3.5 Educational administrative tasks and processes
Module 4: Effective Management of Educational Organizations
4.1 Effective schools and school improvement
4.2 Accountability and responsibility
4.3 Instructional supervision in schools
4.4 Management of educational resources: human, physical, financial, and time
Module 5: Leading Educational Systems and Institutions
5.1 Conceptualizing educational leadership and leadership styles
5.2 Theories of educational leadership
5.3 Legal and ethical aspects of educational leadership
5.4 Motivating educational workers
5.5 Leading educational systems and institutions in different contexts
Methods of Course Delivery
30 Lecture hours
15 Seminar hours
Course Evaluation
Coursework (2 tests) 40%
Final University 60%
Examination
Total 100%
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