ABSTRACT
Management is a relatively new concept in education. In the past, there was teaching and there was administration. The former comprised curriculum and pedagogy; the purpose of the latter was to underpin them both in as smooth and unobtrusive a way as possible. The arrival of ‘management’ in education reflects the more general spread of the topic, which now reaches into every nook and cranny of public and private life. Not only do we manage commercial enterprises and public services but our own health, finances, relationships and even emotions. In this broad sense, management exists wherever there are complex choices and decisions to be made.
