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Title: Constraints, Values, and Information: How Leaders in One District Justify Their Positions during Instructional Decision Making
Language: English
Authors: Huguet, Alice, Coburn, Cynthia E., Farrell, Caitlin C., Kim, Debbie H., Allen, Anna-Ruth
Source: American Educational Research Journal. Aug 2021 58(4):710-747.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 38
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Instructional Leadership, Race, Social Class, Mathematics Instruction, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Language, Leaders, Educational Policy, Barriers, Beliefs, Values, Information Utilization
Geographic Terms: California
DOI: 10.3102/0002831221993824
ISSN: 0002-8312
Abstract: Using over 350 hours of observational data from district-level meetings, we investigate how leaders support their interpretations of problems and proposed solutions during closed-door negotiations around three policy decisions, and how they invoke race, class, and language in the process. District leaders primarily cite constraints from stakeholders, practical realities, and policies during deliberations. They also draw on beliefs, values, and--to a lesser extent--information like research and data. Race, class, and language discourses were layered with values-based reasons, and most often addressed structural challenges to equity. The balance of attention to these factors depended on the configuration of participants and the nature of the policy decision itself, particularly decision makers' perception that it would be controversial among certain groups.
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