School Organization and Educational Administration in the 21st Century: Emerging Paradigms for Viksit Bharat
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64880/ijeagr.v1i3.19Keywords:
School Organization, Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, Viksit Bharat, NEP 2020, Digital Governance, School Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence, Inclusive Education.Abstract
The transition towards Viksit Bharat requires an education system that is innovative, inclusive, technology-enabled, accountable and responsive to the changing needs of society. In the 21st century, school organization and educational administration are moving beyond conventional bureaucratic structures towards distributed leadership, digital governance, data-informed decision-making, collaborative management and learner-centred institutional cultures. India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 explicitly calls for restructuring school regulation and governance in alignment with 21st-century educational aspirations.
This paper critically examines emerging trends in school organization and educational administration in the context of Viksit Bharat. It focuses on transformational leadership, school autonomy, digital administration, artificial intelligence, teacher leadership, community participation, inclusive governance, quality assurance and professional development. International evidence indicates that effective educational leadership is strongly associated with improved teaching, school culture and student outcomes. UNESCO’s 2024/5 Global Education Monitoring Report identifies four core dimensions of effective educational leadership: setting expectations, focusing on learning, fostering collaboration and developing people. The paper argues that India’s educational transformation requires a shift from administration as control to administration as leadership for learning.
