The purpose of this course is to enable the learner to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes in instructional leadership and management of education institutions.

CLO 1: Explain administrative procedures in schools

CLO 2: Discuss Instructional leadership in schools

CLO 3: Demonstrate procedures for Legal provisions, financial management and procurement in schools

CLO 4: Plan for financial management and procurement in educational institutions

• Introduction: Instructional leadership, administration; management, social organizations; school.
• Theories: Classical/Traditional theories; scientific management theory; bureaucratic approach; human relations approach; behavioral approach; systems approach.
• Administrative processes: administrative process; planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting.
• Decision-making, problem solving, communication.
• Structure of organizations; types, delegation and control.
• Motivation: definition; meaning; process; theories.
• Leadership: definition; concepts of power and authority; theories of leadership, functions; skills; styles; legal provisions in education: education act; TSC act; legal notices; government session papers (government circulars; management of school personnel: appointment, and assignment; training and development; discipline; performance and appraisal.
• Management of students: admission; school rules and regulations; welfare; discipline.
• Secondary school administration: objectives of secondary school education; types of secondary schools; role of BOM/PTA; roles of principals, deputy principals, head of department, teachers, school secretaries.
• Management of school finances: sources of funds; budgeting accounting and auditing.
• Change and management of change.