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Educational Management

Notes others to work, judgement to evaluate their work, understanding of the sources of behaviour of
others and patience to deal with difficult situations.
(5) Inter-Personal Conflicts
Many situations in the organization, particularly decision-making situations produce inter-
personal conflict for educational managers, as the force choice among values; for example
selecting and unqualified teacher form amongst several well-qualified ones for promotion or
for award or doing some important prestigious job. This administrative act may generate a
conflicting situation between or among the teachers which the manager has to face. A large
number of such interpersonal conflicts are like to occur in every educational organization among
teachers, students, administrators, parents and other employees and also between them in
permutation and combination of these. Many of these conflicts may be trivial, but a few of them
may be quite serious having long histories’, are in crisis of management.
(6) Managing Finance
An expansion of education facilities and services are dependent upon the availability of finances.
Educational finance cannot be separated form education. No educational activity can be conceived
without provision of adequate funds. Finances has important implications for educational policies
and programmes. Which make school programmes workable.
Broadly speaking educational finances are needed for the following purposes in education :
1. Maintenance of normal education services.
2. Expansion of educational facilities.
3. Expansion of educational services, and
4. Removal of disparities in educational opportunities.
Methods of Financing Education
The following methods have been used for time to time in financing education :
(1) Land Grants and Income Yielding Endowments : this was the most important method used
in Ancient and medieval times in financing education. Even now this method is prevalent in
India. This method implies grating land or endowment for educational purposes. The income
derived form land or endowment is used for educational purposes. Sometimes many shops
are attached with educational trusts. The rulers and feudal lords used to adopt this method.
Till recently it was also in vogue in the U.S.A.
(2) Learning while Earning : Basic System of Education formulated by Gandhi ji is based on the
premise that students should learn while earning. Craft centred education has been envisaged
as self-supporting education.
(3) Donations form the Public : The method is usually resorted to by trusts set up by
philanthrophists, religious and social organisations. The scope of public donations has become
very limited now as donation to political parties has assumed larger proportion and people
give priority to it.
(4) Realisation Fees : All public schools in our country are being maintained through heavy
fees which are charged form the students. There is a made rush’ for admission to public
schools. Donations for a single seat in a renowned public school in Delhi mean several
thousands of rupees.
(5) Government Funds : Since independence Central and State Governments have been
spending more and more on education. Grant-in-aid is available to private institutions
when they satisfy certain conditions. Government has also opened many state schools
which are wholly financed by it.

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