Shared Decision Making in Schools Introduction Chion-Kenney and Hymes

The authors also point out that there are several important criteria for determining when a school is ready for shared decision-making. These criteria include: commitment, attitude, purpose, action, leadership, readiness, character, and steadfastness.

The importance of teacher involvement in shared decision-making cannot be overestimated. In this regard, Jones (1995) has noted that existing occupational research has shown that employees who participate in decisions exhibit higher job morale; moreover, such participation tends to make an organization more effective.

In his study, Jones (1995) examined shared decision-making in relation to job morale and student achievement through the use of a survey-correlational design. Three instruments were utilized. The Teacher Decision-Making Instrument was used to measure actual and desired participation methods. The Purdue Teacher Opinion

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participate in the research project. A five point Likert scale survey was used to solicit information from teachers. Statistical analysis revealed the following: (1) Teachers perceived themselves as being more effective when participating in shared decision-making. A p-value of less than 0.01 was obtained using a Pearson-r correlation indicating a significant relationship between teachers' perceived effectiveness and their involvement in shared decision-making. (2) Teachers' age influenced their desire to be involved in shared decision-making (Teachers under 30 and over 41 tended to be more involved than teachers of other ages). A probability of 0.02 was obtained using an Analysis of Variance indicating a relationship between age and desired involvement in shared decision-making. (3) Teacher gender did not influence their desire to be involved in shared decision-making. Based on findings, several conclusions were formulated. First, it was concluded that teachers tend to be more effective when participating in shared decision-making. It was also concluded that teachers tend to desire more involvement in shared decision-making. In addition, findings were said to imply that administrators were not sufficiently m
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