Introduction Education is a complex process which involves different components such as pupils, teachers, employees, building, money, equipment, rules and regulations etc. All these components have to be managed properly in order to run the entire process smoothly. Educational Administration deals with all these components of education and integrates the different parts into a comprehensive whole for the smooth functioning of educational process. We all know that for any process to run, we need different components, a proper procedure and a machinery to fulfill its specific end in view. Educational administration is a comprehensive effort to integrate different components of education to achieve the aim and objectives of education. It is a dynamic side of education, which generally deals with the educational practices. Educational administration always deals with an educational organization or institution right from school, college, to university or any other seat of higher learning. It also deals with the different aspects of education such as planning, decision making, implementation of educational policies, evaluation, framing and implementing rules and regulations of the institution, finances, and different problems of pupils, teachers, employees and above all, realization of some specific aims of education.

Introducing the scope and scale of government, competing approaches to the study of management in the public sector, different forms of service delivery and the major topics in the subject such as strategic management, leadership and performance management, this book continues to be a key point of reference for lecturers and students in the field. This leading text has been completely revised and updated throughout. It covers the whole field of public management and administration, offering discrete chapters on the main topics in the field.

Some of the very best writings on issues involving local government can be found in journals published by the American Society for Public Administration or journals with which ASPA is associated. This volume includes thirty of the most outstanding articles that have been published over the past sixty years in these journals. Local Government Management is an ideal supplement for any course in local management and administration, whether the audience is students or practicing professionals.

Management, today, is not a new concept instead it is something that touches every aspect of modern life. With this premise, this book on Educational Administration and Management provides a comprehensive coverage of all concepts of educational management for teacher training courses be it planning, strategizing or human and material resource supervision to implement structures to execute an effective education system. It serves as a sound base to understand and command all managerial and administrative aspects of educational organizations. It covers the updated knowledge base on participative management, change management, TQM, decision making, leadership, supervision, planning organizational climate, organizational development, educational finance and other important issues related to educational management. The book is written in simple and lucid style using figures and tables wherever necessary. Chapter-end questions and MCQs are provided for self-assessment. List of Abbreviations is given for clear understanding of the terms. TARGET AUDIENCE The book is primarily suitable for the paper Educational Administration and Management of B.Ed. students. It is also useful for BA (Education), M.Ed. MA (Education) for their various papers dealing with Indian Education Structure, Education in Indian Constitution, Educational Organizations/agencies in India and Indian Educational Administration. Those preparing for NET/JRF and Higher Education Services Commission of various states can also make use of it.

The importance of Knowledge Management (KM) is increasingly recognized in business and public sector domains. The latter is particularly suitable for KM implementations since it deals with information and knowledge resources at a large scale: much of the work of public authorities deals with the elaboration of data, information and knowledge on citizens, businesses, society, markets, the environment, law, politics, etc. Even most products of public administration and government work are delivered in the shape of information and knowledge themselves. This especially applies to policies, management, and the regulation and monitoring of society, markets and the environment. Governments expect advanced support from KM concepts and tools to exploit these huge knowledge and information resources in an efficient way. Not only does the trend towards a knowledge society call for KM solutions, but current e government developments also significantly influence the public sector. Ample access to remote information and knowledge resources is needed in order to facilitate: Citizen and businesses oriented service delivery, including one stop service provision; interorganizational co operation between governmental agencies; cross border support for complex administrative decision making; e government integration of dislocated information and knowledge sources into a fabric of global virtual knowledge.

The Effective Local Government Manager, 3rd Edition, reflects the rich history and modern reinvention of a profession that sprang up at the beginning of the twentieth century. What does it mean to be a local government manager in today’s world? What can a manager accomplish? What internal as well as external resources must the manager harness? What motivates the manager’s employers, colleagues, and employees? For the student contemplating a career as a manager in public service, The Effective Local Government Manager is almost obligatory reading. Many instructors have built introductory courses on local government management around The Effective Local Government Manager. For the young assistant in a city or county, or for the mid-career manager assessing new challenges, The Effective Local Government Manager offers insights on your role and how you can best serve your community. It explores the manager’s many roles and responsibilities—interacting with the community, the governing body, local government employees, and other governments. It offers the most up-to-date theory and practice of local government as well as tools of management. This book is used as a text in ICMA University's Emerging Leaders Development Program.

This book provides an insight into the possibilities that so-called “Electronic Government” has to offer. It demonstrates the elements belonging to the concept of E-Government and acts as a point of reference for those aiming to implement it. Checklists and lists of questions enable self-assessment at local, state and federal levels, highlighting opportunities for further development. The book cannot be described as technical—programmers will not find any instructions. Instead, it is designed to act as a point of orientation for decision makers in the field of government and politics, without the need to get bogged down in technical details. Central to the book are the following questions: what is Electronic Government, what advantages does it bring to those involved with it, and how can it be introduced?