Describes the Educational Opportunity Program of Northern Illinois University's adaptation of an administrative planning decision making program called the Delphi concensus seeking process. (MD)

Supports the "functional" view that it is the satisfaction of critical task requirements (or conditions), rather than the discussion procedures that are employed to do so, that actually determines whether a group will arrive at a low- or high-quality decision. (PD)

Quality Circles are a participative management technique allowing employees opportunities to participate in decisionmaking and problem-solving processes at work. A Wisconsin vocational school successfully implemented Quality Circles with management and nonmanagement staff participating. (MD)

The primary goal of coaching should be to encourage players to think for themselves in a game, and the most effective coaching should be done during practice. (JD)

Current research and theory largely ignore the role of learning and feedback in the decision-making process. A theory of action based on single-loop learning is the most general current model of action. A double-loop model that provides feedback and more effective decision-making is proposed. (Author/IRT)

Based on CCL's (Center for Creative Leadership) successful Developing the Strategic Leader program, this book outlines the framework of strategic leadership and contains practical suggestions on how to develop the individual, team, and organizational skills needed for institutions to become more adaptable, flexible, and resilient. The authors also…

As the theory of values clarification began to receive wide acceptance, energies were turned toward devising numerous strategies techniques, and exercises for helping people of all ages to clarify experiences based on values clarification theory. The strategies are taken from Simon, Howe, and Kirschenbaum (1972). (Author)

The problem-solving efficiency of different organization structures is discussed in relation to task requirements and the appropriate organizational behavior, to group adaptation to a task over time, and to various group characteristics. (LN)

It is concluded that students must learn that in a democracy settlements, not fixed solutions, must be sought for existing social problems. (SD)

Methodological problems of experimental control, statistical analysis, and appropriateness of experimental design are discussed. Related article is EA 500 731. (KJ)

Part of a regular series on curriculum.

This exploratory study attempted to identify variables in need of further investigation. Those to emerge included heuristics or rules of thumb used by administrators in decision making, personality variables, and methods for evaluating alternatives. (Author/JM)

Administrators are advised that the key to making decisions while preserving peace of mind is to give themselves enough options to avoid feeling trapped. Six different decision-making strategies are described. (Author/MLF)

The author gives illustrative examples of the application of creative problem solving to a variety of problems facing educational administrators. Sections address the areas of organization, finance, public relations, professional growth, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and stress management. (SW)

Describes a computer-based decision support system for child welfare workers and provides a hypothetical example of computer use by a caseworker. Indicates ways caseworkers should become involved in the design of computer programs for agency records. (Author/RH)