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Unit 20: School Inspection

(iii) Principle of Scientific Attitude : inspection implies the impartial observation of facts. Notes
(iv) Principle of Thoroughness : Inspection should be very comprehensive and through.

(v) Principle of Esprit De Corps : Inspectors should try to assess the spirit of a school in
addition to its instructional work. The spirit of school may be gauged from the records of
staff meetings, co-curricular activities and any experimental work done in educational
methods.
(vi) Principle of Appreciation : The individuality of the teacher’s method should be respected.
The inspector should not insist on ‘deadly uniformity.
(vii) Principle of Justice : The inspectors should be judicious in their criticism of the work of
the teachers.
(viii) Principle of All-Round Development : Inspection should not be cursory in character. At
least two or three days should be devoted. The work of the teacher should not be judged
in a few minutes.
(ix) Principle of Reality : The inspecting staff should not expect impossibility.
(x) Principle of Integration : The written work of the students should be carefully assessed.
• Qualities of a Good Inspector

(i) Man of Educational Vision : He should be aware of new trends in education, latest
techniques in education and recent problems in the field.
(ii) Man of Faith : There is no use of being impatient, for growth and improvement always
take time.
(iii) Man of Experiments : He must be an experimenter. An able inspector will select forward-
looking schools where the teachers and the headmasters have a progressive outlook on
education and are imbued with the spirit of experimentation and will turn these schools
into nurseries wherein the seeds of educational reform and progress are sown, cared for
and their progress carefully watched and the message carried to other schools.
(iv) Man of Planning : The inspector should plan his work thoroughly and should not undertake
it at random.
(v) Man of Sympathy : He should always show respect for the teacher’s personality. A good
inspector in one who can inspire and enthuse the teachers without domination over them
like a harsh task master.
(vi) Constructive Mind : An inspector should possess a constructive mind rather than a
destructive one. He should never undertake a visit to a school with the pure objective of
fault- finding.
(vii) Organising Capacity : As he is to serve as ‘teacher of teachers, he should have the capacity
to organise refresher courses, meetings, seminars and discussions.
(viii) Expert in Various Subjects : An inspector should be a specialist in many languages and
subjects.
(ix) A Liaison Officer : An inspector should he a friendly liaison officer between the department
and the field workers, a mediator linking up scattered educational experiences and
experiments.
• Selection of Inspectors :
• In view of the multifarious functions an inspection is expected to perform, it is very essential
that sufficient care is taken in the selection of the inspecting personnel. It is suggested by the
Secondary Education Commission that a person to be chosen as an Inspector should possess
high academic qualifications (an Honours or Master’s degree with teacher’s training) and should

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