Is It Rational or Intuitive? Factors and Processes Affecting School Superintendents' Decisions When Facing Professional Dilemmas
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| Title: | Is It Rational or Intuitive? Factors and Processes Affecting School Superintendents' Decisions When Facing Professional Dilemmas |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hart, Walter H. |
| Source: | Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development. Mar 2018 29(1):14-25. |
| Availability: | California Association of Professors of Education Administration. Web site: http://www.capea.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Superintendents, Performance Factors, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Leadership Styles, Context Effect, Student Interests, Student Rights, Public Opinion, Consultants, Intuition, Administrative Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Grounded Theory |
| ISSN: | 1064-4474 |
| Abstract: | Given the critical impact of their decisions and of the community's perception of their performance, it is reasonable that school superintendents would seek to understand the factors that influence their decisions and the processes used to make them. The researcher in this study used a qualitative approach, interviewing 13 school superintendents about the factors that affected their decisions and the extent to which they utilized a rational or intuitive decision-making model. The results show that superintendents' decisions are influenced by the belief that they must safeguard the interests of students, by their perceptions about community acceptance of their decisions, and by the advice of trusted consultants. Their responses suggested that superintendents blend a rational approach with their intuition when making decisions, a strategy that mimics dual process approaches. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 40 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1172228 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Given the critical impact of their decisions and of the community's perception of their performance, it is reasonable that school superintendents would seek to understand the factors that influence their decisions and the processes used to make them. The researcher in this study used a qualitative approach, interviewing 13 school superintendents about the factors that affected their decisions and the extent to which they utilized a rational or intuitive decision-making model. The results show that superintendents' decisions are influenced by the belief that they must safeguard the interests of students, by their perceptions about community acceptance of their decisions, and by the advice of trusted consultants. Their responses suggested that superintendents blend a rational approach with their intuition when making decisions, a strategy that mimics dual process approaches. |
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| ISSN: | 1064-4474 |
