SLAM MEDM 6105: SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

The course is intended to equip students with knowledge and skills of school leadership, administration and management. It covers the different leadership attributes, skills and styles; paradigms for effective leadership, administration and management of educational institutions and projects; leadership variables; the power of vision; the importance of ethics; empowerment; leadership principles; performance management; the roles of leaders; developing a personal vision of school leadership; comparative management of private and government schools; bad leadership; and leadership and bureaucratic principles. Others are: power and authority; leadership and administration; building and managing effective teams in school leadership; management theories; human relations movement; theories of education administration and motivation; communication; decision-making; delegation; and leadership evaluation skills.