Developing an Incipient Model to Understand School Leaders' Data Use

• In Event: 32.021 - The Changing Nature of School Principals' Work: An International Perspective

Abstract

Large-scale efforts to improve student achievement have increasingly encouraged principals to use student data to inform their decision-making and change initiatives in schools. However, research on the nature and best practices of such use remains very thin. The aim of this study was to develop an incipient theoretical model to understand school leaders’ practices in the effective use of data to lead schools.

Authors

• Jingping Sun, The University of Alabama

• Bob L. Johnson, The University of Alabama

• Robert Przybylski, Nanjing Normal University