Excerpt from Syllabus of a Course in the Principles of Educational Administration
The course for which this syllabus has been prepared is planned to present the fundamental principles of educational administration. It extends through the two semesters of the academic year. The topics included are those which should be covered in a first course for superintendents of schools. In Teachers College the course outlined in this syllabus is frequently elected by teachers, by elementary and high school principals, and by general and special supervisors. Intelligent and sympathetic understanding of the problems of organization and administration of schools is necessary for those who would render constructive cooperation to the school executive. A course such as is outlined in this syllabus might well be required of all who are to enter the teaching profession.
The syllabus is organized in two main divisions. The first semester's work may be described briefly as covering the field of educational administration as determined by national, state, and county support, control, organization, and supervision. The second part of the syllabus organizes the field of educational administration from the standpoint of the local administrative unit. Since the greatest progress has been made in city school administration, the second part of the syllabus deals primarily with the problems arising in these local units. Either semester's work may be considered as a separate unit and elected for the semester in which it is offered. It will be best, however, that the course be taught in the order in which it appears in the syllabus.
Many of the topics which appear are given special consideration in one semester or the other even though they may properly be considered in either part of the work. The emphasis is determined by the relative importance of the state as compared with the local administration of schools. For example, the preparation, certification, and tenure of teachers should be stressed in the first semester's work since these are primarily state problems.
The syllabus is organized around certain definite problems which are presented to the students in terms of actual cases. The course in Teachers College is taught by the case method. The syllabus presenting as it docs an outline of the major problems, together with a selected bibliography, will enable those who may use it elsewhere either to follow the case method or to vary it as they may see fit.
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