Realizing the Potential of Education Management in India.

Abstract

This article traces the emergence of management in India and the rationale for the influx ofmanagement concepts and techniques into education. It then responds to the ambiguity that surrounds the use of ‘administration’ and ‘management’ by tracing the roots of the two terms. Administration owes its origin to the institution of state, management to that of business. The terms, therefore, reflect the dominant culture and belief systems of, respectively, government and business organizations. From this discussion two models are set out and compared on selected criteria. Recent initiatives to apply management concepts to education, and their insignificant impact, are reviewed and suggestions offered to realize their potential.

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