Boards of trustees (BOTs) as avenues for shared decision-making in Egyptian schools: Teachers' perceptions

Waheed Hammad

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.590

Boards of trustees (BOTs) as avenues for shared decision-making in Egyptian schools: Teachers' perceptions

Waheed Hammad^*

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This paper reports on findings from a larger qualitative research study on shared decision-making in Egyptian secondary schools. It explores teachers' perceptions of Boards of Trustees as potential avenues for shared decision-making. Data were collected through interviews with 85 research participants from nine general secondary schools in Damietta County, Egypt. The results indicate that the creation of such structures does not necessarily make SDM happen. While some participants perceived the BOTs to provide more opportunities for members of the school community to engage in SDM, others believed that the rhetoric surrounding these bodies is much more significant than their substance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3787-3791
Number of pages	5
Journal	Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.590
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd World Conference on Educational Sciences, WCES-2010 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: Feb 4 2010 → Feb 8 2010

Keywords

Shared decision-making
school management
secondary education

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Social Sciences(all)
Psychology(all)

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Boards of trustees (BOTs) as avenues for shared decision-making in Egyptian schools: Teachers' perceptions

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