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Educational Administration Question Paper
Educational Administration
Course:Bachelor Of Education
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:207
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
DATE: FRIDAY, 11TH JULY 2008 TIME: 8.00 A.M. – 10.00 A.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in section A and any TWO questions from section B.
SECTION A
1. Briefly discuss two flaws that are associated with the bureaucratic model in
administration (4 marks)
2. Describe two advantages of ‘Division of Labour’ as advocated by the classical theories (2 marks)
3. What was the major proposition of the Human Relations Theory of management?
. (2 marks)
4. Briefly discuss the role of B.O.G. in school management (2marks)
5. Show two ways in which the Head teacher can utilize computer technology for school
administration(3mks)
6. Give any two functions of the ‘Field and Other Services’ section of the Ministry of Education(2 marks)
7. Define the term leadership. (1 mark)
8. Differentiate ‘corcive power’ from ‘legal power’.
9. Using at least 2 examples, illustrate why headteacher need to gain a deep
understanding about ‘motivation’.(2 marks)
10. Identify any two factors termed as ‘hygiene’ and any two factors termed as ‘motivation’ factors in Herzberg’s motivation Hygiene Theory.
(2 marks)
11. Define the term ‘Communication’(1 mark)
12. Briefly describe any 6 elements of the communication process.
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13. (a) Briefly describe the ‘autoeratic’ style of leadership
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(b) Using examples, illustrate one advantage (merit and one disadvantage (demerit)
of using the autoeratic style of leadership in school.
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SECTION B: Answer any TWO questions (Total 40 marks)
1. Discuss the application of Henri Fayol’s five elements (functions of management to secondary school administration. (20 marks)
2. Discuss fully, any five functions (administrative task areas) of the headteacher
(20 marks)
3. Discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory and show its relevance to
secondary school administration. (20 marks)
4. (a) Briefly discuss any three purposes of
(i) Budgeting
(ii) Accounting
(iii) Auditing
(10 marks)
(b) Identify any five problems experienced in the course of managing the
financial resources in schools. (5 marks)
Suggest at least one way of resolving the problems identified in (b)
above. (5 marks)
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