Document Type
Issue Area Three
Abstract
If the 1990s are destined to be the era of shared decision-making (NASSP, 1993) then those who embrace it must be willing to make and enforce the range of decisions that will follow. The biggest obstacle I see facing shared decision-making is the lack of opportunities that have traditionally been afforded to interested stakeholders-namely teachers. If teachers are an untapped leadership potential, then it is up to principals as the leaders of leaders (Schlechty, 1993) to nurture and develop these skills in teachers by offering ample opportunities. If the era of top down decision-making is to end, then schools as collective units must work towards establishing a network of shared decision-making, not just in word, but in action as well.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
93
Last Page
96
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
Kwikkel, Steve
(1994)
"Learning Opportunities Necessary for New Shared Decision-Makers,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 28.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss1/28
