This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Sharples, B. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Rational Decision-Making in Education: Some Concerns

Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

In recent years there has been a tendency to emphasize the use of economic analysis in decision-making. While such approaches have a number of distinct advantages, there do exist certain disadvantages of which the administrator should be aware. This article examines some of the organizational dysfunctions that can result from an over dependence on the "rational-economic" decision-making approach.

Educational Administration Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2, 55-65 (1975)
DOI: 10.1177/0013131X7501100205


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				H. LaVan and C. Carley Experiential Learning: Examination of Factors Affecting Use and Outcomes Simulation Gaming, June 1, 1984; 15(2): 235 - 246. [PDF]