School Management Issues
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ISSUES
1.0 Introduction
The education system in Malaysia is not excluded for its own problems and issues all this while. Referring to the current issues in our education, I would like to point out several issues regarding the system, in which I analyzed deeper into several aspects most common in our education nowadays. I looked at this subject matter at the root of the problem – the school system itself. Education cannot be separated from school. Formal education starts from here and thus building the reputation of our entire education system. It is from the root that we have to go to in order to curb the problems that come along the way. Most of our schools are government-funded schools. The management system for all these schools is practically the same, with the principal at the top of the hierarchy. Nevertheless, there are a few issues that seriously need to be attended to. Below, I will highlight the issues in the school management system that is frequently being unrecognized and has not been given satisfactory attention. I will discuss about the system organization of the school itself, the structural issue in schools, the workload of teachers, and most importantly, the funding. I will later end the discussions with some recommendations and finally conclude on the issues discussed.
2.0 Issues in the School Management System
2.1 System Organization
Based on the hierarchy system in most schools generally, the older the person is, the higher the ranking will be. This is especially true in Malaysia, where experiences determine one’s rank and position in an organization. We are slowly moving towards a change in the structure particularly in governmental agencies but as we can see the real fact in the educational sector, mostly in government schools, it remains the same. Most institutions would recognize experiences as their topmost priority in ranking and positioning their employees rather than the
1.0 Introduction
The education system in Malaysia is not excluded for its own problems and issues all this while. Referring to the current issues in our education, I would like to point out several issues regarding the system, in which I analyzed deeper into several aspects most common in our education nowadays. I looked at this subject matter at the root of the problem – the school system itself. Education cannot be separated from school. Formal education starts from here and thus building the reputation of our entire education system. It is from the root that we have to go to in order to curb the problems that come along the way. Most of our schools are government-funded schools. The management system for all these schools is practically the same, with the principal at the top of the hierarchy. Nevertheless, there are a few issues that seriously need to be attended to. Below, I will highlight the issues in the school management system that is frequently being unrecognized and has not been given satisfactory attention. I will discuss about the system organization of the school itself, the structural issue in schools, the workload of teachers, and most importantly, the funding. I will later end the discussions with some recommendations and finally conclude on the issues discussed.
2.0 Issues in the School Management System
2.1 System Organization
Based on the hierarchy system in most schools generally, the older the person is, the higher the ranking will be. This is especially true in Malaysia, where experiences determine one’s rank and position in an organization. We are slowly moving towards a change in the structure particularly in governmental agencies but as we can see the real fact in the educational sector, mostly in government schools, it remains the same. Most institutions would recognize experiences as their topmost priority in ranking and positioning their employees rather than the