This paper presents a conceptual model for determining patterns of predecisional behavior of school administrators, and a method for empirical verification of the model through content analysis of subjects' responses to complex problem-solving situations. The discussion concerns the concept of the relationship among identifiable patterns of…

A social and educational revolution is recasting the goals and function of schooling in the United States. Because of this, the persistent dilemmas of curriculum decision-making have become more urgent. The first dilemma deals with the problem of choosing between the virtues of community control and student-initiated curriculum making and the…