As we have complex organisations within the society, the society itself becomes complicated. Understanding these organisations and the way they function requires a technical knowledge of how they organise and function to sustain their aims and objectives. Such knowledge is usually the specialised type. In relation to schools, one needs to be conversant with such issues as school goals, background of the school, perception of power, communication patterns, mode of compliance by staff, mode of involvement by staff and other organisations issues before an effective analysis of such organisation can be effectively conducted.

This book seeks to explore such issues both theoretically and experimentally and it is hoped that it will benefit parents, teachers, students and professional educators who are keen on understanding organisations.

INTRODUCTION
This book was inspired by a post-graduate course: ?Curriculum Evaluation and Planning in the context of National Development?, at the University of Sussex, Falmer, England in 1981.

It was a challenging exercise getting books on curriculum analysis as well as on organisational analysis. Recent findings have revealed that subjects such as these cannot be taught in isolation of field engagement. It is therefore hoped that this book, which is a practical guide, will be a relief to its users.

Chapter one deals with an explanation and justification for the study of organisations.

Chapter two x-rays some major theoretical positions involved in the study of organisations.

Chapter three puts forward a framework under which a typical organisation like the school can be studied.

Chapter four examines the goals of a typical school and analyses them from the standpoint of the analyst.

Chapter five looks at the school background, vis-?-vis, its relevance to the work of the analyst.

Chapters six, seven, eight and nine examine various aspects of power perception, communication, compliance, and the involvement of staff in the school system.

Chapter ten exemplifies a typical school problem, taking up indiscipline and the school system.

Chapter eleven examines the concept of evaluation at various levels in the system.

Chapter twelve summarises the whole work and draws a conclusion. On the whole, the author starts this work by, first of all, finding a justification for the study of organisations. In times gone by, society was not as organised as it is today. With this degree of complexity, then, there is need for men to understand the way organisations work so that they can serve us better.

Going into this field one can see that so many theoretical perspectives have been presented by various writers now. The author has attempted to look at their views critically, and out of this exercise she has chosen to base this organisational analysis on the works of Amatral Etzioni and Charles Handy who are experts in organisations. Using this framework she has examined the said organisation under the sub-headings of goals, historical background of the school, perspectives of power communication, compliance and involvement.

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Table Of Content
Preface i
Introduction ii
Chapter 1
An explanation and Justification for the Study of Organisations. 1
Chapter2
Major Theoretical Positions Involved in the Study of Organisations 6
Chapter 3
A typical Methodology for Analysing Organisations 15
Chapter 4
School Goals as seen by Analysts 18
Chapter 5
The Background of a School and the Implications for the Analyst. 23
Chapter 6
Power Perception in the School System 29
Chapter 7
Communication in Schools 37
Chapter 3
The Concept of Compliance by the School Staff. 39
Chapter 9
Involvement of the Staff in the School System. 42
Chapter 10
Exemplification of a Typical School Problem: Indiscipline and the School System. 45
Chapter 11
Exemplification of the Concept of Evaluation in the School System. 69
Chapter 12
Summary and Conclusion 87
References 90
Index 92