Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many school leaders are under pressure to improve specific metrics, but the path forward is often unclear. In choosing a course of action, leaders are asked to make collaborative decisions informed by data. However, school-based data is often imperfect and incomplete, and staff may lack capacity to collect and analyze data. This case describes a principal engaging with a school community facing calls for improvement, yet uncertain of what plan to adopt. It illustrates the challenges of using data to create a plan for improvement, and the difficulty in charting a path to meaningful change in conditions of uncertainty.
Author: Madhu Narayanan
Institution: Florida International University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413446239