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ERIC Number: EJ524287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-6846
Values, Valuation and Explanation in School Organizations.
Willower, Donald J.
Journal of School Leadership, v4 n5 p466-83 Sep 1994
Presents a philosophical grounding for valuation in educational administration. It is based on a naturalistic perspective that shows how scientific methods and relevant concepts and explanations can be used in situations requiring moral deliberation. Examples illustrate how administrators can use tentative explanations and consequence analysis to facilitate choice among values. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy, Moral Issues, Naturalistic Observation, Research Methodology, Values
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Choice Behavior; Consequences; Valuation Theory
Note: Revised version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 1994).