Investigation into the Decision Making Process of Boards of Trustees Relating to the Suspension, Exclusion and Expulsion of Students in New Zealand Schools

Educational Paradigm ◽

<p>This study investigated the decision making processes used by boards of trustees in schools across a range of deciles in a region of New Zealand. The research is framed by two objectives: to gain a broader insight and understanding of the processes used by boards of trustees when making decisions in order to inform a more robust governance system for schools that better responds to the development needs of school board members and educational needs of students; and to explore the ways i.e. skills, knowledge and experience used, in which decisions are made by principals and boards of trustees to stand-down, suspend, exclude and expel students in low/high decile schooling contexts in New Zealand. The inquiry is positioned within a critical educational paradigm, employs a mixed method approach incorporating a case study and survey, and uses a thematic analysis approach to identify themes. The research questions that guide this study are: what factors are the enablers or barriers that influence the decision making process of discipline committees?; how does the current support offered to boards of trustees empower them to make qualified decisions about continuing suspensions or excluding students or are there gaps in the support offered? And; what impact, if any, does the socio-economic area of a school have on the degree of knowledge and capability applied by its trustees when deciding to suspend or exclude/expel students? Data suggest school boards that have followed a sound process incorporating principles of natural justice and that have used quality documentation positively influence the outcome of a discipline committee meeting. The gaps in the current support offered to boards could be addressed by key stakeholders like the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand School Trustees Association committing resources to professional development for board of trustee members. It is often boards of low decile schools that lack confidence in their capability when making decisions about continuing suspensions, excluding and expelling students however, they also believe they are the right people to make that decision.</p>

Knowledge-Based Processes in Software Development - Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing ◽

Using KMS as a Tool to Improve Decision Making Process

10.4018/978-1-4666-4229-4.ch001 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Rawan Khasawneh ◽

Emad Abu-Shanab

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Knowledge Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Sustained Competitive Advantage ◽

Strategic Goals ◽

Development Processes ◽

The Right ◽

Future Work

Knowledge plays a central role in the decision making process, and it provides a better foundation for managers to make high quality decisions. On the other hand, having the right knowledge at the right time to make the right decision is becoming a competitive weapon utilized by organizations to achieve sustained competitive advantage and other strategic goals. Based on that, it is important for organizations to manage their knowledge (organization intellectual asset) in a more effective and efficient way in order to gain such benefits. This chapter explores knowledge management and decision-making processes and its general concepts, reviews several conceptual frameworks of knowledge management that affect the decision making process proposed in the literature, and demonstrates several knowledge-management practices in software development processes. Conclusions and proposed future work are stated at the end of the chapter.

Roles and functions of stakeholders in implementing energy retrofits in the hotel sector

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation ◽

10.1108/ijbpa-10-2019-0088 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 737-751

Author(s):

M.F.F. Fasna ◽

Sachie Gunatilake

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Face To Face ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Energy Service ◽

Hotel Sector ◽

PurposeThe success of energy retrofits (ER) projects is highly dependent on the involvement of right stakeholders at the right stage. So far, little insight is available from previous literature on the involvement of different stakeholders during various stages of the ER decision-making process, and their roles and functions in the respective stages. This is specifically true in the context of Energy Service Company (ESCO) led ER projects, which is an emerging trend in the current context. Hence, this paper aims to investigate the roles and functions of stakeholders during different stages of an ESCO-led ER project in the hotel sector.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth case study was conducted in a selected hotel building to gain insights into the roles and functions of stakeholders throughout the project stages. To collect the required data, face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven selected respondents within the case.FindingsThe study identified nine key stakeholders that were involved during five different project stages along with their functions. Based on these identified functions, four main roles (i.e. decision-maker, performer, monitor/observer, and supporter) emerged that were reflective of the nature of the stakeholders' involvement in different stages of the decision-making process. Owner/client, facilities manager (FM), ESCO and architect attached to ESCO emerged as the key “decision-makers” during project implementation process.Originality/valueThe outcomes of this research would be useful in ensuring the proactive involvement of all the identified stakeholders in respective project stages of ESCO led ER projects in the hotel sector.

Cancer Care Decision Making in Multidisciplinary Meetings

10.26686/wgtn.12692354 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Dew ◽

M Stubbe ◽

L Signal ◽

J Stairmand ◽

E Dennett ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

New Zealand ◽

Observational Study ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Multidisciplinary Meetings ◽

Sources Of Authority ◽

Care Decision ◽

Actual Decision

© The Author(s) 2014. Little research has been undertaken on the actual decision-making processes in cancer care multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs). This article was based on a qualitative observational study of two regional cancer treatment centers in New Zealand. We audiorecorded 10 meetings in which 106 patient cases were discussed. Members of the meetings categorized cases in varying ways, drew on a range of sources of authority, expressed different value positions, and utilized a variety of strategies to justify their actions. An important dimension of authority was encountered authority - the authority a clinician has because of meeting the patient. The MDM chairperson can play an important role in making explicit the sources of authority being drawn on and the value positions of members to provide more clarity to the decision-making process. Attending to issues of process, authority, and values in MDMs has the potential to improve cancer care decision making and ultimately, health outcomes.

Cancer Care Decision Making in Multidisciplinary Meetings

10.26686/wgtn.12692354.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Dew ◽

M Stubbe ◽

L Signal ◽

J Stairmand ◽

E Dennett ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

New Zealand ◽

Observational Study ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Multidisciplinary Meetings ◽

Sources Of Authority ◽

Care Decision ◽

Actual Decision

© The Author(s) 2014. Little research has been undertaken on the actual decision-making processes in cancer care multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs). This article was based on a qualitative observational study of two regional cancer treatment centers in New Zealand. We audiorecorded 10 meetings in which 106 patient cases were discussed. Members of the meetings categorized cases in varying ways, drew on a range of sources of authority, expressed different value positions, and utilized a variety of strategies to justify their actions. An important dimension of authority was encountered authority - the authority a clinician has because of meeting the patient. The MDM chairperson can play an important role in making explicit the sources of authority being drawn on and the value positions of members to provide more clarity to the decision-making process. Attending to issues of process, authority, and values in MDMs has the potential to improve cancer care decision making and ultimately, health outcomes.

The Right to Veto - Or Emphasizing Adequate Decision-Making Processes? Clarifying the Scope of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Requirement

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3057998 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Hans Morten Haugen

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Informed Consent ◽

A Decision Methodology for Determining Suitable Post-Disaster Accommodations: Reconsidering Effective Indicators for Decision-making Processes

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management ◽

10.1515/jhsem-2018-0058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

Author(s):

S. M. Amin Hosseini ◽

Albert de la Fuente ◽

Oriol Pons ◽

Carmen Mendoza Arroyo

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Case Studies ◽

Natural Hazard ◽

Recovery Process ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Temporary Housing ◽

Universal Approach ◽

Main Factors ◽

Post Disaster

AbstractOne of the main challenges in assisting displaced persons who have lost their homes as a result of a natural hazard is the provision of adequate post-disaster accommodations, such as temporary housing. Although the need for temporary housing has increased around the world in recent years, it has been criticized on economic, environmental, and social grounds. A universal approach to post-disaster accommodations cannot successfully deal with this issue because each recovery process involves a unique set of conditions. Therefore, rather than defining a specific strategy, this study aims to present an approach capable of producing customized strategies based on contextual and social conditions. To this end, first, the main factors influencing the choice of post-disaster accommodations are identified through five case studies. It is concluded that all of the factors can be organized into three main vertices to simplify the highly complex issues involved in post-disaster accommodations. The case studies also show that the decision-making process consists of two main parts. To date, a recurring failure to distinguish between these two parts has led to unsuitable outcomes. Thus, this paper presents a new decision-making methodology, consisting of multiple steps, phases, and indicators based on the main vertices.

Decision Making in Committees: Transparency, Reputation, and Voting Rules

The American Economic Review ◽

10.1257/aer.97.1.150 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 97 (1) ◽

pp. 150-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 96

Author(s):

Gilat Levy

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Career Concerns ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Voting Rules ◽

The Public ◽

Voting Rule ◽

In this paper I analyze the effect of transparency on decision making in committees. I focus on committees whose members are motivated by career concerns. The main result is that when the decision-making process is secretive (when individual votes are not revealed to the public), committee members comply with preexisting biases. For example, if the voting rule demands a supermajority to accept a reform, individuals vote more often against reforms. Transparent committees are therefore more likely to accept reforms. I also find that coupled with the right voting rule, a secretive procedure may induce better decisions than a transparent one. (JEL D71, D72)

Benner’s Framework and Clinical Decision-Making in the Critical Care Environment

Nursing Science Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0894318416680536 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 52-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kristi J. Stinson

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Critical Care ◽

Clinical Experience ◽

Strong Correlation ◽

Clinical Decision Making ◽

Clinical Decision ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Clinical Experiences ◽

Care Environment ◽

Decision Making Processes

Completed as part of a larger dissertational study, the purpose of this portion of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationships among registered nurses’ clinical experiences and clinical decision-making processes in the critical care environment. The results indicated that there is no strong correlation between clinical experience in general and clinical experience in critical care and clinical decision-making. There were no differences found in any of the Benner stages of clinical experience in relation to the overall clinical decision-making process.

Questioning Facilities Management in Higher Education in Egyptian Context for Better Decision-Making Process of Funding Allocation

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v12n7p129 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 129

Author(s):

Mona Mohamed Abd Elghany ◽

Reem Aly Elharakany

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Decision Making ◽

Public Universities ◽

Quality Of Education ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Facilities Management ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Strategic Relationships

The quality of education is influenced by the managerialization of the universities, which refers to the introduction of substantial changes in the decision-making processes of the academic institutions, and the application of renewed information systems along with new managerial methodologies to restructure the organisational strategic relationships with stakeholders. This paper proposes a questionnaire to assess the importance of facilities in universities according to their financial budget consumed value. Semi Structured Interviews were conducted with the heads of logistic and financial departments in Egyptian universities, twenty public universities and twenty-three private universities, in order to identify criteria for the most significant university's facilities and appealing infrastructure that contributes to the quality of education.