ABSTRACT

In this integrative literature review, we synthesize the scant literature from the last 40 years of educational research on how school principals make difficult decisions. Reviewing 15 peer-reviewed articles, articles were coded for the methods used and their substantive findings. We review sampling techniques, the types of problems and methods used to elicit and capture decision-making performance, and the statistical and qualitative analyses conducted. The substantive findings cover five main themes: a decision-making model, differences between novices and experts, personal characteristics, decision-making skills, and general findings about the overall construct. The article concludes with directions for a research agenda.

摘要

在这篇综合文献综述中，我们综合了过去 40 年教育研究中关于校长如何做出艰难决定的少量文献。回顾了 15 篇同行评审文章，文章根据所使用的方法及其实质性发现进行了编码。我们回顾了抽样技术、问题类型和用于得出和捕捉决策绩效的方法，以及进行的统计和定性分析。实质性研究结果涵盖五个主题：决策模型、新手和专家之间的差异、个人特征、决策技能以及总体结构的一般发现。文章最后给出了研究议程的方向。