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Unit 12: Job Accountability, Management Training: Needs and Means

12.7 Summary Notes

• In school education teachers and principal have to play some roles and have several
responsibilities. It is the accountability and commitment of a principal to accomplish the roles
and responsibility in school education.
• According I. K. Davies, accountability and commitment is the quality of work or performance
assigned of a task by an authority. It the person works according to direction or instruction and
bound to perform the task.
• Accountability is an essential element of school governance. It is an obligation of the school to
report to its community about the quality of the services if offers. Accountability provides the
school with an opportunity to collect information about its performance and enter into a debate
with its community about the results of its exercise. The information from accountability can be
used for school development. Therefore, there must be a balance of powers of the school
governing body and the principal to accomplish quality education service delivery.
• Generally we talk or discuss about the lack in our society. Now a days we are observing in
every profession even in teaching that we are lacking in professional commitment.
• The various definitions of accountability indicate the following main characteristics.
(i) Performing and completing the responsibilities by the teachers and principal is called
accountability and commitment.
(ii) Involvement of teachers and principal in their duties are reviewed is termed accountability.
(iii) The review of an executive or superior of his subordinates is the accountability.
(iv) A principal has assigned some responsibilities to his teacher, if he performs with commitment
and devotion in an excellent way is called accountability.
(v) If an individual carries out the policies and direction or instruction according to his boss or
superior is called his accountability and commitment.
• The following are the main components of accountability.
(i) Commitment to his profession or his job.
(ii) Performing his duties sincerely and honesty.
(iii) Completing his responsibilities with devotion.
(iv) Review the performance of teachers or principal.
(v) Quality of work or quality of his profession.
(vi) Involvement in his work or duties.
(vii) Positive attitude towards his profession.
• Management training methods include public or in-company training courses and on-the-job
training designed to improve managerial competences. Management training tends to be
practical and to focus on specific management techniques. It does not result in a formal degree.
• The following are the two biggest factors that contribute to the increased need to training and
development in organisations :
(i) Change : The word change encapsulates almost everything. It is one of the biggest factors
that contribute to the need of training and development. There is in fact a direct relationship
between the two. Change leads to the need for training and development and training and
development leads to individual and organisational change, and the cycle goes on and on.
(ii) Development : People who work with organisations seek more than just employment out of
their work; they look at holistic development of self. Spirituality and self awareness for
example are gaining momentum world over. People seek happiness at jobs which may not
be possible unless an individual is aware of the self.

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