Document Type
Issue Area Four
Abstract
School-based shared decision-making in a school setting has existed since education was formalized. Essentially, it is a reaffirmation of the operational philosophy of the one-room schoolhouse. That means that the person closest to the decision implementation level must be involved in the decision-making process.
The Effective Schools research verifies that an effective school involves staff in its decision-making process. Historically, as schools increased in size, they adopted the look and operational plan associated with factories. In that model, students were products, teachers were workers, and principals functioned as plant managers. The management structure was hierarchical with the principal as the prime decisionmaker. He or she was the boss.
That model no longer prevails in school settings. An effective school now develops strategies to assure teacher involvement in decisions that affect learning outcomes. Legally, that involvement must consider which issues can be shared according to the legal guidelines and state laws that define staff responsibilities in a school.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
126
Last Page
129
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
Jacobson, William C.
(1994)
"School-Based Decision-Making Legal Governance Issues: Who Will Go to Jail?,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 37.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss1/37
