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THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY STUDIES
EAP 9012: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

1. Why is motivation important?


2. Discuss the weaknesses of Maslow's hierarchy of needs in relation to the motivation of
teachers in Zambia.
3. Discuss the dimensions of organisational climate and clearly show how each affects the
behaviour of actors in an educational workplace.
4. Using practical examples, explain how you would position your educational institution to
react to and recover from a crisis.
5. Identify and discuss the stages of these stress management-related approaches: awareness,
analysis and action.
6. Compare and contrast the decision-making processes in which a manager operates under
conditions of certainty.
7. Compare and contrast the decision-making processes in which a manager operates under
conditions of uncertainty
8. Critically analyse how the various elements that make up the socio-cultural environment
affect the management of educational organisations.
9. Discuss the stages of the decision-making process in an educational organisation.
10. Discuss the characteristics of Total Quality Management (TQM).
11. For example, why does TQM fail sometimes?
12. What are the implications of the general systems theory for your work as a manager?
13. Using practical examples within an educational institution, critically discuss the social
model and its importance to human relations at the place of work.
14. With practical examples from an educational institution, discuss the implications of
Maslow’s and Herzberg’s theories on educational administration and management.
15. Using Likert’s Management Systems theory, postulate what happens in the administration
of organizations and institutions.
16. Analyze the systems and processes in a named educational institution or one linked to the
provision of educational services and recommend why it should switch to the “Total
Quality Management” approach.
17. It has been reported that one of your teachers is selling textbooks belonging to the school.
Being the school manager, clearly describe the stages of the decision-making process you
would follow to solve this problem.
18. Show how, as a modern manager of an educational organization, you can effectively
manage critical electronic and physical records in your organization.
19. Gender is a social, rather than biological construct. Discuss this statement in the light of
what you have learned on the gender dynamics of Educational Management.
20. What is change management? Explain why individuals resist change on educational
institutions. What strategies would you adopt to counter resistance to change?
21. McGregor in his theories, believed that managers' basic beliefs have a dominant influence
on the way that organizations are run and that understanding the behavior of people is
critical for effective organizations. Discuss the two theories by McGregor and their
importance to managing people in educational organizations.

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