Under Pressure: Why School Managements Use Garbage Can Model of Decision?

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 Gar...

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Published inResearch in educational administration & leadership Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 28
Main Authors Tamir, Emanuel, Grabarski, Mirit K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published EARDA Turkish Educational Administration Research & Development Association 01.07.2018
Subjects
Coping
Decision Making
Educational Change
Elementary School Teachers
Foreign Countries
Principals
Public Schools
School Administration
Secondary School Teachers
Israel
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2564-7261
2564-7261
DOI:10.30828/real/2018.1.1