Abstract
The terms of administration and management in education are still a debate among
Indonesian scholars in this discipline. This debate is rooted in their different stance
which has implications in practices. This study attempts to address this issue. It
aims to find the meaning of educational administration and management, which is
considered to be important especially for academicians and students in this field
and also practitioners. The study found that the term of educational management
in Indonesia is more preferrable among scholars and popular for public, indicating
adoption of management values from bussiness management to public institutions.
Very few insist the use of administration instead of management, while some others
argue that these two terms are interchangeable.