School

Functions and
School
Effectiveness
Mr Abdul Aziz bin Abas
 School
Functions

Manifest functions Latent functions

Obtain new Culturisation
knowledge Learn cultural
( reading, norms and
arithmetics) values.
Manifest
Functions

Socialization
 Latent functions: Unintended consequences of
activities in an institution

Match-makers
As a day care ( students
centre make out
relationship)
 Support from
the system
Decentralization
Parent &
community

Leadership,
facilities &
School materials,
Effectiveness
Internal factors
Class room
teaching and
learning process

Political, socio-
Contextual
cultural,
features
economical
 Organization Goal
Resource-input model
-learning Model

model

Satisf Total Quality

Process Model action Management
Model
model

Legiti
macy Ineffectiveness Model
Model
 Use comprehensive
set of goals and
objective.
Focus on achievement
of an organisation
Goals are set by
Goal Model decision makers

Clearly defines and

understood by
participants.
Resource means needed for the
achievement of specific
input ends.
model
The quality of student
intake, facilities, resources,
and financial support
obtained from the central
education authority or any
other sources and outside
agents
 Process Model
School process-
management process

Effectiveness must be viewed as a

good process

A school is effective its internal

function with problem

Limitation: difficult to monitor

process and gather valueble data
 consti
tuenc
ies
Satisfaction Mode
involv
ed in
schoo
ls.
High
dema
A school is effective is if
nd>lo
all of its constituencies
w
are at least
resou minimally
satisfied.
rces

The basic criterion is the satisfaction of

these demand.
 Legitimacy Model

School are
effective if
they can
survive
competitive
enviroment School
effectiveness
related to schools
public relation, its
public image.
 Ineffective model

- School is effective if theres

no ineffective present.
Not sufficient for schools - Easier to develop
pursuingg high perfomance strategies of improvement.
-
 Organisational Learning Model

Indicators for
Limitatons
effectiveness

Relationship between organisational Learn how to make improvements in

learning process and learning outcome. response to external changes.

Awareness of community needs &

changes, monitoring internal process
 Total Quality Management Mode

School is effective if it
can involve and empower
all its member in school,
Able to satisfy needs of
the school internal and
external constituencies.

All the need of the

constituencies are well
matched and the
required resources are
available for the
management of all
process in school.