Educational Management (Onibokun Samson O.)
MODULE 1 Introduction to Educational Management and Planning (PGDE UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION WHAT IS MANAGEMENT? Management is an integral part of any organization. The survival of any organization is dependent largely on the quality of management or administrative services available. Adesina (1990) simply defined management as the organization and mobilization of all human and material resources in a particular system for the achievement of identified objectives in the system. The two key words are ‘human’ and ‘material’. It is the business of management that both human and material resources within a system should be organized and mobilized so that the objectives of the system can be achieved to the fullest. The administration or management therefore influences the results to be achieved, the direction to be pursued and the priorities to be recognized. Drucker (1974) sees management as denoting a function as w...