Teachers' perceptions of the costs and benefits of sitting on a school-based decision-making committee.

School-based decision-making;Benefits of school-based decision making;Teachers perceptions;Costs of school-based decision-making;School-based;Decision-making;Committee

Jennefer Pollio Woods, 1948-

University:University of Louisville

Department:Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education

关键词: School-based decision-making;    Benefits of school-based decision making;    Teachers perceptions;    Costs of school-based decision-making;    School-based;    Decision-making;    Committee;   

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美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study was to identify teachers' perceptions of the costs and benefits of participating in a school-based decision-making process. These costs to teachers are increased time demands, loss of autonomy, risk of collegial disfavor, subversion of collective bargaining, and threats to career advancement. The benefits include: feeling of self-efficacy, workplace democracy, and ownership. The study also determined the relationship between selected variables that were developed through a review of the literature, and teacher members' perceptions of the costs and benefits of participating on a decision-making council. Approximately 400 teacher members of SBDM councils Jefferson County Public Schools were surveyed via Survey Monkey website. The response rate was approximately 40%. The results indicated that one of the main factors that affect teachers' perception of SBDM is the principal's leadership style.