Educational Management (Revised Edition)

Author: Chen Xiaobin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: This book consists of three parts: General Principles of Educational Management, Educational Administration, and School Management. In Part I, it emphasizes introducing the history of the discipline's emergence and development from both vertical and horizontal perspectives of the subject. It explores the intrinsic connections between the discipline and other related fields, analyzes the essence of educational management, the relationship between educational management and its environment, as well as organizational culture. It also proposes a preliminary framework for establishing the disciplinary system of educational management based on three-dimensional space theory.
Part II explores the influencing factors of educational management from a macro perspective, examining their characteristics and internal relationships. Drawing on domestic and international research, it studies issues such as educational legislation, educational systems, educational planning and programs, educational administrative systems, educational funding, educational supervision, and educational administrative organizations and personnel. The book delves into the definition, classification, and comparative analysis of educational systems in different countries, and offers beneficial suggestions for strengthening the construction and reform of administrative management.
Part III introduces and analyzes the significance, functions, and work procedures of goal management, quality management, personnel management, and public relations management in schools. Building on recent research findings from domestic and international scholars, it presents new concepts and methods in educational management. Additionally, the book attempts to break away from the traditional framework of departmental management in curriculum development, marking our initial efforts in this direction.