“Back to the Basics” for the Educational Decision-Maker: Some Philosophical Considerations
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educational leadership, educational philosophy, humanities, educational administrationAbstract
This paper argues that the educational decision-maker is a victim of his specialized training. Caught in a clock-time quantification scenario, he is unable (even though willing) to step into a wider time-frame necessary to securely establish the educational “basics.” The author examines how three “time orientations” develop and why a thorough study of the humanities is essential for educational leaders. The solutions to many of the schools' problems already have been formulated, although educational decision-makers inadvertently have shielded themselves from this information and have prevented good advice from reaching them.
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