Knowledge Management for Education Administrators

Abstract

Even though the vital role of knowledge and information management in organizations has been recognized, education administrators have started to think about how they can use knowledge systems in creating effective learning environments only in recent years. The effect of the use of data and knowledge in present education systems through knowledge management will enable the transformation of schools. Education leaders should be able to manage information-based knowledge management efforts. For our schools to be able to constantly renovate themselves and, as a consequence of the environmental changes, transfer new knowledge and technologies to students, reconstruction of schools in the direction of knowledge management approach is crucial. This study presents how knowledge management benefits schools when applied in an ecological framework by practicing upon the business theories of information management and knowledge management.