Total number of hours for this Topic: 11

Aim of the topic:

The aim of this topic is to enable you to conceptualize the organizational structure and to be able to evaluate the best organizational structures for educational institutions with a view of enhancing effectiveness and efficiency in educational management. The unit also allows you to analyse the roles of various stakeholders in the management of education in Kenya.

This topic covers:

In this topic we are going to cover the following subtopics;
1. Organizational structure and role of the Ministry of Education in Kenya
2. The role of Teacher Service Commission in management of education in Kenya
3. The role of trade unions in management of education in Kenya. A case study of KNUT and KUPPET.

Intended learning outcomes:

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:
1. Describe the organization structure and role of the Ministry of Education in Kenya
2. Discuss the role of TSC in the management of education in Kenya
3. Discuss the role of KNUT and KUPPET in the management of education in Kenya

Overview of student activity:

In this unit, it will be important to spend some time in building understanding of the organizational structure of Kenya’s Ministry of Education, as well as gaining knowledge on the roles of various stakeholders in education in Kenya. These include but are not limited to TSC, KNUT and KUPPET. For you to do this you will need to read unit brief notes provided as Appendix 1, Unit 12 and also visit the Ministry of Education Website https://www.education.go.ke/ and undertake e-tivities 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3.

Module-level outcomes addressed:
1. Apply theories of management in management of educational institutions.
3. Demonstrate understanding roles of the educational managers in the management of educational institutions.
5. Analyse the structure and functions of the Ministry of Education and other key stakeholders and their relation to the management and leadership of educational institutions.

Purpose of the unit/week/section:
The purpose of this unit is to enable you to develop an understanding of the organizational structure of the Ministry of Education in Kenya and the roles played by key stakeholders in the management of education in Kenya. In this unit, you will develop an understanding of the structure and the functions of the Ministry of Education, the role of Teacher Service Commission (TSC), Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) in the management of education in Kenya.

Over to you: (a description of the process of the section)
This unit will help you acquire knowledge and skills to demonstrate an understanding of organizational structures and roles of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kenya) as well as roles of other key stakeholders in education in Kenya. These stakeholders are the Teacher Service Commission (TSC), Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and KUPPET. Understanding each component of this unit will help you as a student teacher and a future educational manager to conceptualize how decisions are made at various levels and relationship between one level to the other in managing and leading educational institutions. It will also help you to understand the roles of each stakeholder in education. For you to build this understanding you will spend some time reading unit brief notes Appendix 1, Unit 12, visiting the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kenya) website (https://www.education.go.ke/ ) and undertake e-tivities 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3.

Pre-topic activity: Number of hours - 1

E-tivity 12.0

Face to face time: (if applicable) Number of hours - 3

Teacher exposition of concept of organizational structure
Moderating students’ discussion through question-and-answer techniques in class.

Online activity: Number of hours - 7

What should students do?

You are going to spend at least 7 hours reading Unit brief notes provided as Appendix 1, Unit 12 in the files/resource section to build an understanding of organizational structure and roles of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kenya). As well as understanding the roles of TSC, KNUT and KUPPET in management of education in Kenya. You will need to read Unit brief notes provided and also visit the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kenya) website ( https://www.education.go.ke/ ) and undertake the following e-tivities 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3.

By when should they do it?

By the end of week 12

How does this section link to other sections of the module?
This unit links to Unit 2 on bureaucratic theory of Management. The knowledge on characteristics of bureaucratic institutions gained in unit 2 will help you to conceptualize organizational structures of the Ministry of Education in relation to the management and leadership of educational institutions.

EDUC 312 - Education Management and Leadership