Better Schools:
Resource Materials for School Heads in Africa
 
   
 
   
Contents

Your first step should be to examine the following list of contents to select those modules and units you feel you may wish to study. At the start of each unit there is an introduction and a set of learning outcomes which should enable you to decide quite quickly whether the material is likely to be of value to you.

Introductory Module: A User's Guide
  Approaches to Using the Modules: A Guide for Trainers
  Unit 1: Demands on school managers
  Unit 2: Initiatives for self-development
  Unit 3: Professional development
  Unit 4: Working in peer groups
  Unit 5: Making your school better
  Conclusion
  Bibliography
  Appendix A
  Appendix B
 
Individual study time
Module 1: Self-Development for Educational Managers 22
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: School mission, values and objectives 5
  Unit 2: Styles of management 3
  Unit 3: Needs identification 6
  Unit 4: Job analysis 4
  Unit 5: Time management 4
Module 2: Principles of Educational Management 20
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Introduction to educational management 31/2
  Unit 2: Government organisation and functions 2
  Unit 3: The functions of school management 3
  Unit 4: Human and public relations 3
  Unit 5: Delegation in a school 2
  Unit 6: Communication and negotiation 2
  Unit 7: Decision-making and problem solving 2
  Unit 8: The management change 21/2
Module 3: Personnel Management 24
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Staff selection 3
  Unit 2: Staff development 3
  Unit 3: Staff motivation 3
  Unit 4: Staff appraisal 3
  Unit 5: Staff supervision and discipline 3
  Unit 6: Keeping staff records 3
  Unit 7: Managing meetings 3
  Unit 8: Managing conflict 3
Module 4: Managing the Curriculum and Resources 25
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Establishing the curriculum 2
  Unit 2: Timetabling 3
  Unit 3: Organising resources to support the curriculum 3
  Unit 4: Selecting and managing textbooks 4
  Unit 5: Libraries, media and low cost teaching aids 4
  Unit 6: Examinations, testing and record keeping 3
  Unit 7: Resource maintenance 3
  Unit 8: Finding financial resources 3
Module 5: Financial Management 32
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Sources of school funds 3
  Unit 2: School budgeting 6
  Unit 3: Mobilising financial resources 3
  Unit 4: Basic framework and mechanism of financial management 6
  Unit 5: Expending and accounting for school funds 7
  Unit 6: Auditing school account books 7
Module 6: Monitoring School Effectiveness 13
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Indicators and characteristics of school effectiveness 3
  Unit 2: The rationale for evaluation 2
  Unit 3: Evaluation techniques 4
  Unit 4: Planning a programme of evaluation 2
  Unit 5: Using evaluation findings 2
Module 7: The Governance of Schools 21
  Introduction  
  Unit 1: Defining the parameters of school governance 1
  Unit 2: Legal basis of school governance 3
  Unit 3: School managers and governance bodies 4
  Unit 4: Relationships between schools and other agencies 3
  Unit 5: Partners in school management 10