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Sharp, William L.; Walter, James K.; Sharp, Helen M. – 1998
To further this professional development of educational leadership, a collection of 133 case studies that illuminate educational administration are presented. The book is intended to promote the idea that practicing administrators need to be reflective administrators. It includes many different topics that administrators encounter, including other…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Download full textShort, Paul Myrick; Rinehart, James S. – 1991
A model for fostering educational administration students' reflective thinking skills is presented in this paper. Based on a cognitive psychological framework, the reflection model is applied to a doctoral program in educational administration. Methodology involved analysis of 10 doctoral students' journals, which were year-long records of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Sheive, L. T.; And Others – 1992
Structured Team Problem Solving (STePS) is a problem solving model for shared decision making. This project uses the model to discover if children can learn using this method, and what adaptations would be necessary for child use. Sixth grade students in their social studies class worked together in teams (6-8) to identify what they already think…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Grade 6
Hewitson, Mal – 1992
Educational administrators have the power to determine the nature of decision-making structures and processes within their institutions and the extent to which decisions are implemented. This paper reviews assumptions underlying decision-making structures and processes established by school administrators; examines potential individual motives…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Lane, Kenneth E.; Richardson, Michael D. – 1992
This paper explores the concept of critical thinking as it applies to school administrators and offers ideas for incorporating it into their operative skills. Following a review of pertinent literature, recommendations are made to: (1) develop an assessment process in educational administration programs to ensure that future school leaders have a…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Critical Thinking
Bridges, Edwin M.; Hallinger, Philip – 1991
A proposal that calls for increasing the relevance of administrator preparation by applying a problem-based learning approach is offered in this paper. A review of literature on problem-based learning (PBL) in medical education concludes that, compared with traditional programs, PBL yields superior or equivalent results on a variety of outcome…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Decision Making Skills, Higher Education, Information Utilization
Steele, Catherine – 1991
This handbook, which is the first in a series of materials being developed by an educational group in Albany, New York, for parents and caregivers of preschoolers, focuses on substance abuse prevention concepts. Its goals are to promote awareness that substance abuse prevention starts with very young children and to provide a format of activities…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childrens Literature, Decision Making Skills, Health Education
Hall, Gene E. – 1987
The use of reflective leadership among school principals is examined in this paper to develop a framework for the process of reflective decision making, with a focus on administrators'"strategic sense." Field notes and interviews with principals and their teachers were used to identify leadership roles and principals' perceptions of those roles.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedHiggins, J. C. – Long Range Planning, 1974
The author discusses some approaches to assessing the impact of inaccurate information when the planning system involves formulae of the management accounting type or models of the operational research variety. The most appropriate method for quantifying information value in management information systems is through Bayesian analysis and decision…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Beckett, Douglas P.; Vick, Barbara A. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1975
The article describes a one-semester course divided into five major areas: communications, decision making, relationships, drug abuse, and sex education and human sexuality. Eighth grade is a crucial year in terms of students' physical and emotional growth; Life Education specifically deals with these changes, helping students cope with them.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills
Capital Area School District Association, Albany, NY. New York State Leadership in Educational Administration Development Center. – 1989
In April 1989, a group of 30 educators from across New York State met for 3 days' intense discussion of impediments to shared decision making in schools. The seminar format modeled the communication and group dynamics considered an essential part of the shared decision-making process. The facilitator's role quickly changed from directive to…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Discussion, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Oregon Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, Salem. – 1985
This resource guide is designed for high school personnel to use when implementing Oregon standards for guidance and counseling programs, career education programs, and instruction in career development. It lists objectives, activities, resources, and places to visit under seven program goals as follows: (1) the student will realize that there are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Community Resources
Thomas, Ruth G.; Litowitz, Len – 1986
A major focus in all areas of education today is the impact of education on students' ability to use higher order thinking skills. Understanding and improving the knowledge, cognitive abilities, and dispositions that guide, organize, and form effective action in the workplace, home, and community are significant problems for vocational education.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Ittenbach, Richard F.; Harrison, Patti L. – 1988
How successfully a student responds to the stresses of college life depends on several factors, including the time of onset, the degree of perceived threat, and the student's repertoire of coping skills. This study was conducted to determine if personal adaptability or ego-strength in college students could be predicted from knowledge of…
Descriptors: Ability, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Competence
Lipham, James M. – Executive Review, 1983
To improve secondary school organization, operation, and outcomes, a research report presents major results from 13 studies of leadership, decision-making, and change conducted by Project on the Administration and Organization for Instruction staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in cooperation with over 100 schools. National and statewide…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Educational Change
