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Principles of School Organisation
Educational thinkers have propounded the following principles for the maximum attainment of educational goals.
(1) Child-centred Principle
Since education aims at the all-round development of the child, it is essential that school organisation should be child-centered. As a result, it can help in developing students abilities, innate qualities, emotions, attitudes and natural traits. The school organisation should be such as to generate an atmosphere which may help the child in the development of his social, moral, physical and mental capabilities. To provide opportunity to every child for his optimum development school activities should be properly organised.
(2) Community-centred Principles
One of the objectives of education is to make the child an active, useful and worthy member of the society. Therefore, along with child-centred principle, community-centred principle should be adopted in schools. When we try for the development of the child as an individual, we should also make arrangements for the progress of the community. School organisation should keep in view the developmental needs of the children as well as the community ideals, aspirations, needs, values and culture.
(3) Democratic Principles
The School prepares the future citizens and inculcatcs democratic values in them. The democratic idcals arc inculcated in the minds of the children through the school activities. Students can develop knowledge about democratic principles if we can organise schools on democratic lines. The principles of co-operation and co-ordination in the entire school system can help the students to develop knowledge about democratic living. School organisation should be planned in such a manner that the headmaster, the teachers, the students and other staff members work with team spirit. They should feel that school organisation is their own activity. If a single individual dominates over school organisation, all democratic ideas are destined to fail.
(4) Principle of Optimum use of Available Resources
Education has certain objectives to be achieved. In order to achieve these objectives, optimum use of available resources must be made while organising the school. The physical and human resources of the community should be used in such a manner that the items, money and energy are utilized effectively for proper organisation of the schools. Recruitment of teachers, use of up-to-date teaching techniques, use of equipment, preparation of textbooks and construction of curriculum should be made in such a manner that they can be directed towards fulfilling the educational needs of the students and avoiding the misuse of time, energy and money.
(5) Principle of Flexibility
Society is dynamic in nature, not static. Since education aims at developing the faculties of the child in a manner that would help in the development of the society, it becomes necessary to effect changes in school organisation from time to time. Therefore, school organisation should be dynamic in nature, not static.
From what has been discussed so far, it is clear that for the maximum attainment of the goals of education, it is very essential to adopt some well considered principles propounded by the educationists.
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