Understanding decision-making in educational contexts a case study approach / Stephanie Chitpin.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part I -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is decision-making? -- Chapter 3. Educational leadership in performative times: high stakes testing in England -- Chapter 4. Opportunities and challenges in leadership -- Chapter 5. Great expectations: the achievement gap in English schools -- Part II -- Chapter 6. Inside an Ivy League High School: The problem of promise, passion and pain -- Chapter 7. License revocation of teachers -- Chapter 8. Attendance policy in action -- Chapter 9. A tale of two learning theories -- Chapter 10. Rights and freedoms educational standardization in the UK -- Chapter 11. The nature of decision-making in school leadership: an epilogue.

'Understanding Decision-Making in Educational Contexts' presents 'problem cases' confronting school leaders in real settings, and illustrates the multiple approaches that school leaders draw upon to navigate complex and challenging decision-making contexts. Although school leaders draw upon knowledge and instruments that are available to them, the approach used for this volume is decidedly Popperian in nature. In this collection, each chapter presents a case study problem, a discussion of the salient concepts and principles of the case, an exploration of problem formulation, and concludes with a decision analysis using a Popperian approach to problem solving. Each chapter concludes with lessons learned and the expected decision-making skills acquired from the critical analysis of each educational challenge using the Objective Knowledge Growth Framework, a Popperian decision-making approach. This book is essential reading for anyone who aspires to take on a leadership role in a school setting, or is curious to develop their understanding of leadership problems.

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