Onderwysbestuur: 'n funksie van verwagtinge

Inaugural lecture--Department of Education, Rand Afrikaans University, 11 May 1982@@The human society is becoming more and more complex and demanding. Skill is a demand of our time and demands that education is presented in a realistic and adequate manner. Provisions for education are to: • provide for specific needs of the society • realize specific objectives of the society The South African society is, however, a heterogeneous society which constitutes a variety of educational requirements and objectives. Solutions to the demand for the primary objectives of education, relate to the expectations cherished by various users of education. If a large-scale upsetting of expectations must be avoided, educational managers will have to: • consult all primary educational beneficiaries in the formulation of relevant educational objectives • design management structures and systems which will be able to, in a functional manner, accommodate relevant and acceptable expectations. The criterium for acceptability of education, demands that the following expectations must be provided for by educational managers: •expectations of the state •expectations of the society •expectations of parents •expectations of pupils • expectations of professionals in education Above-mentioned expectations constitute a power of expression which cannot be ignored by the educational manager. The hope is cherished that the establishing of educational management as a science will contribute to more efficient educational management, to realize the following: • a more effective and acceptable educational structure for all educational users • a more satisfied society as well as professional satisfaction, occupational satisfaction and satisfied students within the educational system • more effective teaching and study.