TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,Bob L. AU - Kruse,Sharon D. TI - Decision making for educational leaders: underexamined dimensions and issues T2 - SUNY series, education leadership SN - 9781441638861 AV - LB2805 .J635 2009eb U1 - 371.2/07 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - School management and organization KW - Decision making KW - Educational leadership KW - Administration scolaire KW - Prise de décision KW - Leadership en éducation KW - EDUCATION KW - Decision-Making & Problem Solving KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : leadership, decision making, and underexplored issues in decision making -- Theories, theorizing, and the art of theory-use in decision making -- Organization as context : decision making in educational organizations -- The political context of decision making in educational leadership -- The logic of decision making : problematizing decision assumptions and examining inferential leaps -- The intuitive decision maker in the information age -- Data-driven decision making for school improvement -- Dispositional aspects of effective decision making and the component decision maker -- Making tough decisions : issues and considerations -- The educational leader as decision maker : themes, inferences, and conclusions N2 - "Why another book on decision making? In this increasingly complex world, there are many tensions inherent in the daily practice of educational leaders. This book illuminates these tensions, and acknowledges the reality that there are already multiple approaches to decision making in any educational context. The authors offer a guide to integrate the influences of school and community members as well as data and organizational context into the decision making process."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=311736 ER -