LEADER 04388oam 2200721I 450 001 9910779170703321 005 20230803020048.0 010 $a1-317-92314-6 010 $a1-315-85392-2 010 $a1-317-92315-4 010 $a1-283-54800-3 010 $a9786613860453 010 $a1-61442-200-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315853925 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101164 035 $a(EBL)1441183 035 $a(OCoLC)870590983 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000657191 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12293304 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657191 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10656180 035 $a(PQKB)11760188 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1441183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1441183 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11165901 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL386045 035 $a(OCoLC)958101019 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101164 100 $a20180706e20132005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking the right decisions $ea guide for school leaders /$fDouglas J. Fiore, Chip Joseph 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 225 1 $aAn Eye on Education book 300 $a"An Eye on Education book"--cover. 300 $aFirst published 2005 by Eye on Education. 311 $a0-367-10068-1 311 $a1-59667-007-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 DECISIONS 327 $aThe 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 Limitations 327 $aCan 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; Summary 327 $a11 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; REFERENCES 330 $aThis book provides a road map for school leaders as they engage in their single most important leadership skill: decision making. With practical examples, it demonstrates how to create a positive school culture, spur school improvement, and make decisions in the context of NCLB. 410 0$aEye on Education book. 606 $aSchool management and organization$xDecision making 606 $aEducational leadership 615 0$aSchool management and organization$xDecision making. 615 0$aEducational leadership. 676 $a371.2 700 $aFiore$b Douglas J.$f1966-,$01514654 701 $aJoseph$b Chip$f1966-$01559339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779170703321 996 $aMaking the right decisions$93824359 997 $aUNINA