The course mainly deals with the management of financial and physical resources. In the financial resource management part candidates will be exposed to basic concepts and characteristics of educational financing and financial management in education. Following the discussion at the general level, the course will refocus to the management of finance at school level. Particularly,issues pertaining to financial management model, the contexts in which management of school finance is carried out and the role of government in financing education will be covered. The school finance management part extends to include topics like education cost, sources of finance for education as well as the components involved in managing school budget. The physical management part of the course will deal with two major areas. The first area is material management and the second deals with the management of physical plants. Covering these contents will help candidates acquire the basic competencies in managing fiancé and physical resources in educational organizations.
I. Course Objectives
Each
candidate of the course is expected to:
- Understand the nature and characteristics of educational
financing,
- Understand the components of finical management
in education,
- Analyze the environment in which the management of school finance operates,
- Know the sources and techniques of financing school systems,
- Understand the concept, application, and classification of costs in education,
- Describe the process and procedures of managing the school budget,
- Explain the scope of physical resource management,
- Describe the functions involved in managing school materials,
- Define the concept of school plant management, Describe the purposes of school plant operation management,
- Explain the functions and services of school plant maintenance management
- Teacher: Asrat Dereb