Knowledge Management for School Leaders: An Ecological Framework for Thinking Schools

Using examples from schools, this paper illustrates how knowledge management can enable schools to examine the plethora of data they collect and how an ecological framework can be used to transform these data into meaningful information. The paper highlights: the history of management information sy...

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Published inTeachers College record (1970) Vol. 104; no. 8; p. 1702
Main Authors Petrides, Lisa A, Guiney, Susan Zahra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2002
Subjects
Data Interpretation
Ecological Paradigm
Elementary Secondary Education
Information Management
Knowledge Management
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Summary:Using examples from schools, this paper illustrates how knowledge management can enable schools to examine the plethora of data they collect and how an ecological framework can be used to transform these data into meaningful information. The paper highlights: the history of management information systems; shifts from information management to knowledge management; applying knowledge management to schools; and why schools need an ecological framework for knowledge management. (SM)
ISSN:0161-4681
DOI:10.1111/1467-9620.00217