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Direct linkHaecker, Bonnie M.; Lane, Forrest C.; Zientek, Linda R. – Journal of School Leadership, 2017
Research has explored the use of evidence-based practices within schools but less is known about evidence-based decision-making among school district central office administrators. This study explored how individual and school-level characteristics of administrators were related to the implementation of evidence-based practices. Findings suggested…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Central Office Administrators, School Districts
Download full textKlostermann, Brenda K.; White, Bradford R.; Lichtenberger, Eric J.; Holt, Janet K. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2014
The purpose of this study is to examine how Illinois school districts are utilizing the Illinois 5Essentials Survey results, particularly for school improvement, to determine challenges to successful implementation, and to make recommendations for improvements to the 5E Survey and implementation process for statewide use. We also summarize…
Descriptors: School Districts, Surveys, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
Dziuban, Charles; Moskal, Patsy; Cavanagh, Thomas; Watts, Andre – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
The authors describe the University of Central Florida's top-down/bottom-up action analytics approach to using data to inform decision-making at the University of Central Florida. The top-down approach utilizes information about programs, modalities, and college implementation of Web initiatives. The bottom-up approach continuously monitors…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Strategic Planning, Research Utilization, Databases
Lally, J. Ronald; Haiman, Peter E. – 1980
This study examined "participatory" approaches to the conduct of educational research, development, dissemination, and implementation (RDD&I) programs within the Far West Laboratory. Approaches that are "participatory" involve the participation of educational practitioners in the program. Various types of participation were investigated to…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Organizational Climate, Program Implementation
Wang, Margaret C.; Haertel, Geneva D.; Walberg, Herbert J. – 1998
Local schools and school districts lack organized information on school effectiveness to select programs and practices to meet their specific program improvement and implementation needs. Critical program features, implementation and training requirements, program costs, program-delivery systems, program impacts, and a host of other relevant…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Cuban, Larry – 1983
Despite consensus on the administrative reforms needed in school effectiveness programs, policy problems are raised when administrators and school boards want to translate research findings on school improvement into practical terms. Although school systems are now using a number of organizational tools that lift standardized test scores (for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Board of Education Policy, Budgeting
