MPhil: Educational Planning and Management(EduMP711)

Introduction

Education is the key ingredient to the progress and development of any country. The basic purpose of the educational planning is to assist and facilitate the development of educational system in order to align it with the international standards. Educational planning, policy and Management are the three wheels of goal of development through education. Educational planning is related to educational policy and which provides directions to planners. Policies are set of educational decisions, statements of aims purposes, principles or intentions which serve as continued guidelines for the management. Whereas, Management includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organizational’ resources (human, fiscal, physical and time resources ) to accomplish the set goals and objectives.

After studying the course, the students will be able to:

• Differentiate among policy, planning and strategy

• Understand the process of policy making and implementation

• Describe the outcomes of educational planning

• Describe the different types of plans and the processes of educational planning

• Aware of the different approaches for educational planning

• Understand the key concepts of educational financing

• Aware of the different agencies and process of educational planning, implementation and monitoring in Pakistan

• Evaluate the different education policies and plans of Pakistan

• Describe the concept and process of total quality management.

 

Contents

1

INTRODUCTION

 

1.1

Policy, Planning and Strategy

 

1.2

Role of Strategy in Planning

 

1.3

Role of Policy in Planning

 

1.4

Policy Definition and Scope

 

2

Educational Policy Making

 

2.1

Approaches to Policy Making

 

2.2

Process of Policy Making

 

 

2.2.1

Analysis of the existing situation

 

 

2.2.2

The process of generating policy options

 

 

2.2.3

Evaluation of policy options

 

 

2.2.4

Making the policy decision

 

 

2.2.5

Planning policy implementation

 

 

2.2.6

Policy impact assessment

 

 

2.2.7

Subsequent policy cycle

3

Educational Planning

 

3.1

The Nature and Scope of Educational Planning

 

3.2

The Role of Educational Planning

 

3.3

The Emergence of Educational Planning

 

3.4

Objectives for Educational Planning- National and Regional Levels

 

3.5

Factors Affecting Educational Planning (Political, Administrative and Economic etc.)

4

Types of Plans

 

4.1

Academic or Strategic Plan

 

4.2

Financial Plan

 

4.3

Campus Plan

 

4.4

Master Plan

 

4.5

Landscape Plan

 

4.6

Programmatic Plan

 

4.7

Building Plan

 

4.8

Technology Plan

5

The Process of Educational Planning and Implementation

 

5.1

Conditions for Planning

 

5.2

Educational Planning Bodies

 

5.3

Planning for Planning

 

5.4

Data Collection and Processing

 

5.5

Stages of Educational Planning Process

 

 

5.5.1

Vision and academic plan

 

 

5.5.2

Assessment of existing situation

 

 

5.5.3

Articulation of needs

 

 

5.5.4

Alternatives –benefits and costs

 

 

5.5.5

Plan of action

 

 

5.5.6

Implementation strategy

 

 

5.5.7

Assessment/evaluation

 

5.6

Plan Implementation

 

 

5.6.1

Process of implementation

 

 

5.6.2

Strategies for implementation

6

Approaches to Educational Planning

 

6.1

Social Demand Approach

 

 

6.1.1

The importance of human resources

 

 

6.1.2

Manpower requirements and educational planning

 

 

6.1.3

Preparation of projections

 

 

6.1.4

Sources of data for manpower forecasting

 

 

6.1.5

Analysis of the existing situation of education and employment

 

 

6.1.6

Estimation future manpower requirements

 

6.2

Manpower and Rate of Return Approach

 

 

6.2.1

Cost-benefit and rate of return analysis in educational planning

 

 

6.2.2

The measurement of cost

 

 

6.2.3

The measurement of benefits

 

 

6.2.4

Cost-benefit analysis and decision making

7

Introduction to Management

 

7.1

Concept of Management

 

7.2

Leadership versus Management

 

7.3

Concept of Educational Management

 

7.4

Principles of Educational Management

 

7.5

Management Competencies for Effective Implementation

 

7.6

Management Practices/Techniques

 

 

7.6. 1

Human resource management

 

 

7.6.2

Performance management

 

 

7.6. 3

Change management

 

 

7.6.4

Conflict management

 

 

7.6. 5

Financial management

8

Emerging Issues in Educational Leadership and Management

 

8.1

Gender Issues

 

8.2

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

 

8.3

Leadership of Educational Transformation

 

8.4

Strategic Leadership and Educational Improvement

 

8.5

Other Emerging Issues in Leadership and Management

9

 
Educational Policy and Planning in Pakistan

 

9.1

 
Different Bodies of Education Planning

 

9.2

 
Process of Education Planning in Pakistan

 

9.3

 
Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation

 

9.4

 
Different Education Policies of Pakistan

 

 

9.4.1

 
First Educational Conference (1947)

 

 

9.4.2

 
National Commission on Education (1959)

 

 

9.4.3

 
New Education Policy (1970)

 

 

9.4.4

 
Education Policy (1972)

 

 

9.4.5

 
National Education Policy (1979)

 

 

9.4.6

 
National Education Policy (1992)

 

 

9.4.7

 
National Education Policy (1998-2010)

 

 

9.4.8

 
Education Sector Reforms

 

9.5

 
Five-year Development Plans for Education

 

 

 

Seventh Five Year Plan (1988

 

 

 

Eighth Five

 

 

 

Ninth Five Year Plan (1998)
10      Seminars on Educational planning and Management

Suggested Readings:

 

Bush, T. (1989) Managing education: Theory and practice. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Forojalla, S.B. (1993) Educational planning for development. New York: MacMillan Press.

Tripathi, R and Tripathi, A. (2006) Modern education planning and management. New Delhi: Radha Publications.

English, F.W. (2005). The Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership. London: Sage Publications

Government of Pakistan (1959) Report of the National Commission on Education. Karachi: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan (1970) New Education Policy (1970) Islamabad: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan (1972) Education Policy 1972. Islamabad: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan (1979) National Education Policy and Implementation Programme 1979. Islamabad: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan (1988) The seventh five year plan (1988-93). Islamabad: Planning Commission

Government of Pakistan (1992) National Education Policy 1992. Islamabad: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan, (1994) The eighth five year plan (1993-98). Islamabad: Planning Commission

Government of Pakistan (1998) National Education Policy 1998. Islamabad: Ministry of Education.

Government of Pakistan, (1998) The ninth five year plan (1998-2003). Islamabad: Planning Commission

Government of Pakistan, (2004) The tenth five year plan (2004-05-2008-09). Islamabad: Planning Commission

Government of Pakistan (2006) Pakistan Economic Survey 2006-07. Islamabad: Planning Commission.

Lingard, B. et al. (1997) Educational policy and the politics of change. London: Routledge

Middlewood, D. and Lumby, J. (1998. Strategic management in schools and colleges. London: Paul Chapman Publishing

Samier, E. (Ed.). (2003) Ethical foundations for educational administration. London: Routledge

Wilmott, R. (2002) Education policy and realist social theory. London: Routledge.

 

 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional Marks= 20

Mid Term Exam= 30

Final Term Exam= 50

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