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Educational Management

Notes Self Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) Educational management, comprises a number of principles and percepts of relating primarily
to the techniques of _____.
(ii) Educational management is a _____.
(iii) According to the nature of the task, educational management is needed at all levels of the
_____ e.g. top level, middle level and supervisory level.
(iv) Any activity conductive to the achievement of _____, is a part of _____.

1.6 Difference between Administration and Management
The difference between management and administration can be summarised under two categories
(1) Functions
(2) Usage / Applicability

Basic Management Administration
Meaning Management is an art of getting It is Concerned with formulation of
things done through others by broad objectives, plans and policies.
directing their effort towards
achievement of pre determined
goals
Nature Management is an executive Administration is a decision making
function. function.
Process Management decides who should Administration decides what is to be
as it & how should he dot it. done and who it is to be done
Function Management decides is doing Administration is a thinking function
function because managers get because plans and policies are
work done under their determined under it.
supervision.
Skills Technical and human skills. Conceptual and human skills
Level Middle and lower level function Top level function on the basis of
Usage.

Basic Management Administration

Applicability It is applicable to business It is applicable to non business
Concerns profit making Concerns, Clubs, Schools, Hospital etc.
organisation.
Influence The management decisions are The administration is influenced by
influenced by the values, public opinion, govt. policies, religious
opinions, beliefs & decisions of organizations, customs etc.
the managers.
Status Management Constitutes the Administration represents owners of
employees of the organization the enterprise who earn return on their
who are paid remuneration in the capital invested and profits in the forms
form of salaries and wages of dividend

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