04388oam 2200721I 450 991077917070332120230803020048.01-317-92314-61-315-85392-21-317-92315-41-283-54800-397866138604531-61442-200-110.4324/9781315853925 (CKB)2550000000101164(EBL)1441183(OCoLC)870590983(SSID)ssj0000657191(PQKBManifestationID)12293304(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657191(PQKBWorkID)10656180(PQKB)11760188(MiAaPQ)EBC1441183(Au-PeEL)EBL1441183(CaPaEBR)ebr11165901(CaONFJC)MIL386045(OCoLC)958101019(EXLCZ)99255000000010116420180706e20132005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaking the right decisions a guide for school leaders /Douglas J. Fiore, Chip JosephNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (161 p.)An Eye on Education book"An Eye on Education book"--cover.First published 2005 by Eye on Education.0-367-10068-1 1-59667-007-X Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE RIGHT DECISIONS; There Are Lots and Lots of Decisions; The Environment for Decisions Can Be So Complex; I Need a Roadmap; What's Still to Come; 2 CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE; What Is School Culture?; The Impact of School Leaders on School Culture; Summary; 3 CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND DECISION MAKING; Culture vs. Climate; A Climate for Decision Making; Making the Climate Match the Culture; Summary; 4 A MODEL FOR INDIVIDUAL DECISIONSThe Classical Decision Making ModelClassical Decision Making in the Contemporary School Setting; Summary; 5 WHEN TWO (OR MORE) HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE; Involving Others in Decisions; Methods for Shared Decision Making; Brainstorming; Nominal Grouping; Delphi Technique; Concerns about Involving Others; Summary; 6 WHO ARE SOME OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS?; The Superintendent; Mistakes Made By Superintendents; The Principal; Visibility Is the Key; Other Key Stakeholders; Don't Forget the Staff and the Students; Summary; 7 RATIONALITY IN DECISION MAKING; Bounded Rationality-Confronting LimitationsCan Our Mental Shortcuts Hurt Us?The Linda Problem; Summary; 8 THE IMPORTANCE OF FEELING EMPOWERED AND THE POWER TO EMPOWER; Teachers Don't See It; Teachers Don't Feel It; Teachers Don't Get It; (Some) Teachers Don't Want It; We Shall Overcome!; Summary; 9 FACULTY BUY-IN: APPROPRIATELY USING TEACHER LEADERS; Identifying Leaders in a School; Using Leaders Wisely; Let's Decide Together; Summary; 10 PARENT PARTICIPATION: GAINING SUPPORT FOR DECISIONS; The Us and Them Philosophy; So, Who's the Expert Here?; The "Us" Situation and Decision Making; Collaborating with Uncooperative Parents; Summary11 DECISIONS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTMission Impossible?; Summary; 12 DECISIONS AND SCHOOL BUREAUCRACIES; So, Who's the Boss?-External Bureaucracy; Inside Job?-Internal Bureaucracies; Bureaucracy in Action; Summary; 13 IN SUMMARY: WE ARE FAMILY; REFERENCESThis book provides a road map for school leaders as they engage in their single most important leadership skill: decision making. With practical examples, it demonstrates how to create a positive school culture, spur school improvement, and make decisions in the context of NCLB.Eye on Education book.School management and organizationDecision makingEducational leadershipSchool management and organizationDecision making.Educational leadership.371.2Fiore Douglas J.1966-,1514654Joseph Chip1966-1559339MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779170703321Making the right decisions3824359UNINA