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Topic: Knowledge Management
Sort Desciption: Knowledge Management for School Leaders: An Ecological Framework for Thinking Schools LISAA. PETRIDES Columbia University Teachers College SUSAN ZAHRAGUINEY Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD Although there has ...
Content Inside: Knowledge Management for School Leaders: An Ecological Framework for Thinking Schools LISAA. PETRIDES Columbia University Teachers College SUSAN ZAHRAGUINEY Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD Although there has beenagreatdealof recognition in the business world that information and knowledge management can be vital tools in organizations it is only recently that educational administrators and teachers have begun to look at how they might use information systems to assist in creating effective learning environments. In the business research environment the evolution from data to information and from information to knowledge plays a leading role in shaping how organiza- tionsdevelop strategies and plans for the future. Using examples from schools this paper illustrates how knowledge management can enable schools to examine the plethora of data they collect and how an ecological framework can be used to transform these data into meaningful information. Although there has beenagreatdealof recognition in the business world that information and knowledge management can be vital tools in organizations it is only recently that educational administrators have begun to look at how they might use information systems to assist in creating effec- tivelearning environments. In the business research environment the evo- lutionfromdatato information and from information to knowledge plays a leading role in shaping how business communities of practice in organi- zationsdevelop strategies and plans for the future. Although there is a great deal of research literature on the information technology sector in business to support this idea literature regarding information management to support educational learning is scarce. Therefore this paper draws on theories from the business field including information management knowledge management and knowledge ecology to suggest how kno ...
