Abstract:
In this age of globalisation, multiple pressures are intensifying for the
under developed and developing countries. It is a struggle for economic
survival, where the larger fish will eat up any small fish not clever enough to
learn the rules of the game. In this market oriented competitive world,
management development has increasingly become linked with economic
output. Additionally, education is no more just an intellectual exercise. It is
compulsively being recognised as a large sector of human and financial
resources, requiring strategic management and a purposeful development of
the concerned personnel for quality and effectiveness.
This paper is based on my Ph.D. study focusing on education
management (Shah: 1998). It provides a discussion of the concept of
management development and some concerned approaches. The relationship
between ‘management’ and ‘development’ in the present day context of
‘change’ is highlighted to emphasise the need for serious and meaningful
policy in the area. Issues faced in education management are analysed as
indicative of lack of relevant expertise, and the significance of contextual
factors is emphasised in educational planning and management for improved
output.
