British Columbia School Trustees' Use of Research and Information Seeking in Decision Making

Autor/inn/en	Laitsch, Daniel; Younghusband, Christine Ho
Titel	British Columbia School Trustees' Use of Research and Information Seeking in Decision Making
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, (2019) 188, S.2-14 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1207-7798
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Trustees; Research Utilization; Information Seeking; Decision Making; Information Sources; Educational Policy; Gender Differences; Research Reports; School Districts; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Treuhandanstalt; Forschungsumsetzung; Informationserschließung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Research report; Forschungsbericht; School district; Schulbezirk; Kanada
Abstract	This replication-extension study (Earley & Galluzzo, 2015) examined the information seeking activities of British Columbia (BC) school trustees in an effort to understand the transmission of research. Trustees were asked to identify the sources they used for acquiring research and information in the process of decision-making. The frequency of use, believed most useful, and characteristics of information sources were examined as well as the influence of demographic and school district variables. One hundred and forty school trustees participated in this study. The most frequently used sources of information were briefing materials from the secretary treasurer, briefing materials from the superintendent, and members of the local school board. The source of information believed most useful was briefing materials from the superintendent. There were no differences between genders on most items, although females were more likely to consult with the community than their male colleagues. Trustees in smaller districts were more likely to turn to materials from provincial organizations and the Ministry of Education website whereas trustees in larger districts tended to turn to local and provincial newspapers. Research reports from university researchers or think tanks were not primary sources of information for BC school trustees who generally sought information that was in close proximity from their school board and community. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration. Available from: College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Tel: 306-966-7619; Web site: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjeap/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01