Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Management)
Continuous changes and renewal take place in the field of
technology as well as in the field of education. Consequently
increasing demands are made on the educational leader as manager
and his managerial task becomes very comprehensive. No
educational leader, however, can cope with all these demands
unless he delegates authority and responsibility effectively.
This study focuses on delegation of authority and responsibility
as part of the managerial task of the educational leader and as a
subordinate task of organising without which the efficient
functioning of the school as an organisation cannot be realized.
For the realization of effective delegation, it is absolutely
essential that the educational leader possess knowledge of the
factors which may influence the task of delegation. These factors
relate to the delegator as well as to the delegate and may lead
to non-effective delegation practices.
Several guidelines, for example
educational leader as well as for
proper training for
the subordinate to
the
whom
authority and responsibility is delegated, effective
communication and motivation, making use of correct feedback and
time-management techniques and the utilization of the right
person for the right task, can be followed in order to realize
effective delegation.