Exploring Systems Thinking in School Principals' Decision-Making

Autor/inn/en	Shaked, Haim; Schechter, Chen
Titel	Exploring Systems Thinking in School Principals' Decision-Making
Quelle	In: International Journal of Leadership in Education, 22 (2019) 5, S.573-596 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3124
DOI	10.1080/13603124.2018.1481533
Schlagwörter	Systems Approach; School Administration; Principals; Decision Making; Administrator Attitudes; Difficulty Level; Foreign Countries; Instructional Leadership; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; Information Seeking; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Systemischer Ansatz; Principal; Schulleiter; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Ausland; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Informationserschließung
Abstract	School principals' decisions are made within the complex organizations called schools. This study explored how systems thinking is reflected in principals' perceptions about their decision-making processes. Based on a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups, principals' descriptions of their own effective decision-making reflected systems thinking in the following three areas: (1) expanding the number of choices; (2) identifying possible consequences of various alternatives; and (3) seeking and analysing relevant information. As school is an inherently complex organization, the findings of this study shed light on the connection between the complicated nature of principals' decision-making and systems thinking. Implications and further research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01