ERIC Number: EJ1207422
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 28
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ISSN: EISSN-2564-7261
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Under Pressure: Why School Managements Use Garbage Can Model of Decision?
Tamir, Emanuel; Grabarski, Mirit K.
Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, v3 n1 p1-28 Jul 2018
This qualitative study identified and analyzed the occurrences of the Garbage-Can decision making model in public schools. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with 34 teachers from elementary and middle schools in Israel. Data analysis showed three major decision areas in which the Garbage-Can model was employed, and the conditions under which these decisions were made. Specifically, salient occurrences of Garbage-Can decisions making were found regarding pedagogical decisions, opportunities to obtain additional resources, and change management. The main conditions that evoke the use of the model are administrative limitations which create pressure and ambiguity, and time limits which do not allow systematic decision making. Results of this study may inform school principals and policy-makers when making decisions in schools.
Descriptors: School Administration, Public Schools, Decision Making, Models, Principals, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Coping
EARDA Turkish Educational Administration Research & Development Association. Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey 35150. e-mail: eyedderinfo@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/real
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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