Decision making in educational leadership : principles, policies and practices / edited by Stephanie Chitpin & Colin W. Evers

Includes index.

Part I. Data-driven decision making -- Part II. Emotional and epistemological decision-making structures -- Part III. Complexity and decision making -- Part IV. Ethical and legal issues.

The increased focus on raising standards in education requires leaders to engage in complex decision making, related to the assessment of teachers, meeting mandated accountability measures, and collecting and using large amounts of data. Showcasing exemplary practices of school and district administrators, Decision Making in Educational Leadership covers issues concerning the role of emotion, ethical and legal ramifications, the use of data, and complexity in decision making. Chapter authors in this research-based volume explore what administrators and school leaders actually know about educational problems, how they draw upon and revise theories of action for responding to problems, and which theories are tenable in educational decision making. This important resource provides a broad and international perspective on effective models and methods of educational decision making and shares valuable knowledge about how theory can be translated into practice in a variety of school settings.