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Author Richetti, Cynthia T.

Title Analytic processes for school leaders / Cynthia T. Richetti and Benjamin B. Tregoe
Published Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 137 pages)
Contents Rational thinking as a process -- Thinking about questions -- Decision analysis : what's our best choice? -- Potential problem analysis : what could go wrong? : guarding against future trouble -- Problem analysis : why did this happen? : solving problems by finding true cause -- Situation appraisal : what's going on? : sorting out complexity -- Getting started
Summary How do you make a decision? How do you know you've made a good one? Whether you're a 7th grade student selecting a science fair project, or a school board choosing a superintendent, the basic requirements of decision making are the same. You need information and the ability to analyze that information effectively. This is rational thinking, and it doesn't happen by accident. It's an acquired skill. Analytic Processes for School Leaders describes four rational-thinking processes: . Decision analysis . Potential problem analysis . Problem analysis . Situation appraisal The authors explain how educators can use these analytic processes to handle four common types of situations: when something goes wrong, when we need to make a choice, when we need to implement a change, and when we need to better understand a complex issue. Using these processes teaches rational thinking and benefits administrators, teachers, and students. Throughout the book, extended examples in administrative and classroom settings translate theory into practice, taking the reader step-by-step through each process. Key questions guide the reader. The authors describe how breaking the thinking process down into steps helps us reach better conclusions because we can understand, fine-tune, and improve our own approaches; communicate our rationale to others; more effectively involve others in solving problems; and teach these skills to others. Cynthia Richetti is vice president and Benjamin Tregoe is founder and chair of the Tregoe Education Forum, a nonprofit organization created to bring critical-thinking skills to K61485;12 students and school administrators. Tregoe is also cofounder of Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., an international management consulting firm
Analysis Humaniora Pædagogik
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-132) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject School management and organization -- Decision making.
Thought and thinking.
thinking.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
School management and organization -- Decision making
Thought and thinking
Form Electronic book
Author Tregoe, Benjamin B.
ISBN 0585415242
9780585415246
1416600736
9781416600732
1280930780
9781280930782
9780871209153
0871209152