Document Type
Issue Area One
Abstract
School-based shared decision-making can be a highly effective tool for bringing America's schools into the twenty-first century as viable institutions. Life in America has changed and will continue to change; therefore, our schools must change. For this needed change to be both effective and lasting, all stakeholders must be involved both in direction-setting and in implementation. As Wentworth stated, " ... it is unlikely that any significant change will occur-in the structure of schools or in the basic beliefs about teaching and learning-without the involvement of the entire school community"(l989, p. 1). School-based shared decision-making provides a way to increase stakeholder involvement and commitment. However, its impact is greatest when it is not an end in itself but is a means of creating a quality learning environment. To accomplish that end, school-based shared decision-making must become, a way of life in today's and tomorrow's schools.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
22
Last Page
25
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1994 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Moore, Joan L.
(1994)
"Maximizing the Benefits of School-Based Shared Decision-Making,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss1/10
