Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Management)
The use of visual media as a means of achieving educational aims
in the school is of great importance. This study focuses on the
role the head of department has to play in motivating the staff
under his supervision and to provide goal orientation.
The primary focus is on teacher motivation. The findings generally
support the contention that the departmental head must be a
motivated educational manager, able to guide teachers to apply visual
media effectively and creatively. He must provide incentives
.so that teachers will find enjoyment in working as a team;
this enjoyment must be transmitted to students.
The participative system of educational administration by in-service
training of junior teachers should be applied. A healthy
climate should be created among senior and junior teachers, to ensure
that junior teachers benefit from their senior colleagues'
vast experience in the use of media. Visual media should be applied
effectively to the full benefit of all pupils in the
school. It must stimulate their creativity and provide an environment
conducive to active participation in their personal development.
Most teachers still spend most of their time preparing and delivering
classroombased face-to-face lessons. All the indications
are that electronic communication systems will not supplant existing
visual media, but will complement them. New species of instructional
methods and media are being developed, but the previously
existing species have not become extinct. The teacher in
the class has two distinctive roles in visual media application...