Educational management (PDE 5111)
Case Study in a secondary school:
A
certain secondary school has always been known for poor performance in their
West African Examination Council result over years and this particular year
there was 100% failure if every student that took the examination.
The
case study above is a serious challenge to the school administrator and the
school community as a whole.
Application
of two (2) prudential principles, economy and employment of staff in solving
the above school problem or case study:
Economy:
This
has to do with the prudent use of educational resources- manpower, money and
material as limited as they may be to ensure achievement of institutions goals
and objectives. In the case study above, all efforts should be geared towards
improving the West African Examination Council result of the school. A good
prudent school administrator should make optimum use of staff, money and
materials to boost the quality of education in the school. There should be
proper preparedness for West African Examination Council for the teachers and
the students. There should be provision of the specimens needed for the exams,
good laboratory, extra classes etc. Apart from providing these facilities
teachers and students should be properly educated for maintenance culture to
allow for durability of these facilities.
Employment
of Staff:
This
principle requires that ‘the right peg should be placed in the right hole’. In
solving the case study above, a prudent school administrator must take into
consideration the staff qualifications, interest, experiences, aptitudes and
personal traits in appointments, allocation of subjects, selection of staff for
curricular or co-curricular activities. These will provide quality education
for students; enhance professional growth of the teachers and their teaching
abilities which will further improve the success rate. The administrator should
be able to consider the political and financial constraints in prudential
principles of employment of staff.