Increased emphasis on raising standards in education requires leaders involved in complex decision-making on teacher assessment, delegated accountability measures, and the collection and use of large amounts of data. Introducing Model Practices for School and District Directors The decision-making process in educational leadership covers issues relating to the role of emotions, moral and legal influences, data use and complexity in decision-making.

In this research-based volume, chapter authors explore what principals and school leaders actually know about educational problems, how they use and refine theories of action to respond to problems, and what theories are applicable to educational decision-making. This important resource provides a broad and global perspective on effective models and decision-making methods in education and shares valuable knowledge on how to translate theory into practice in a variety of school settings..

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