Centralization and Decentralization in Educational Administration

 

 

Centralization and Decentralization in Educational Administration

Centralization: Centralization develops uniformity of management since the phase of planning, management, evaluation, and development of model of school and learning.

Centralization administrators: follows by France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Singapore, etc.

Advantage:

Ø Proper coordination

Ø Decision-makings at higher levels

Ø Uniform (planning, management, evaluation, and development) 

Disadvantage:

Ø    Lack of creativity

Ø      Less opportunity to develop

Ø     Effect the Personal growth to solve the problem solving

Ø     Lack of opportunity to improve the efficiency of management

Decentralization:

Decentralization has been referred to the extent to which authority has been passed down to the individual schools at the bottom levels. Authority Within this concept, the top provides local administrators with greater autonomy which gives scope for creativity, resourcefulness, and personal enhancement particularly in the area of problem solving (Brennen, 2002).

Decentralization administrators follows by USA, Switzerland, China, etc

Advantage:

Ø Scope for creativity

Ø Resourcefulness

Ø Personal enhancement particularly in the area of problem solving

Ø Improving the efficiency of management

Disadvantage:

Ø Local royalty to regional identities than the national identity

Ø Increase corruption in education

Conclusion:

Centralization and decentralization concepts in education system have their own strengths and limitations. It is the choice of a community or a nation to choose to adopt the system.

Centralization and Decentralization administrators both follows by UK, Bharat, etc.