School Board Decision Making Practices

Autor/in	Beard, Nicole R.
Titel	School Board Decision Making Practices
Quelle	(2017), (182 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3555-0495-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Boards of Education; Board of Education Policy; Board of Education Role; Decision Making; Educational Practices; Evidence Based Practice; Management Information Systems; Online Surveys; Observation; Interviews; Meetings; Policy Formation; Board Candidates; Administrative Principles; Elementary Secondary Education; Administrator Attitudes; Superintendents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausschuss; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungspraxis; Managementinformationssystem; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Meeting; Tagung; Politische Betätigung; Schulrat
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the way in which school boards use data when making decisions, specifically their orientations, perceptions, concerns and priorities around data. This study sought to understand how school boards use data when setting or tracking progress toward goals and aimed following the process of board use of data to discern how they create knowledge upon which to base their decisions and direct subsequent action. Three school boards were selected based on specific criteria that were found beneficial to the study's purpose and goal. Participants were sent an online survey to complete, as well as observed during board meeting and committee meetings. In addition, each superintendent and two school board members from each district participated in face-to-face interviews regarding their views on the role of data when making decisions. The results of this research study brought into focus how organizations such as these learn about data and put this knowledge into action in the form of decision making. As school board members examine data, they take part in an information sharing cycle that transforms the data into contextually relevant information that in turn becomes knowledge. This knowledge can be acted upon and enables school boards to validate their reasons for the decisions made as a collective body. Learning about this cycle can be helpful in helping community members and other stakeholders better understand the level of analysis that takes place when board members make decisions. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01