GOAL SETTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

Four common goal setting practices in public schools are assessed from the perspective of modern organization theory. The major thesis of the paper is that organizational goals are established through the process of committing policies and allocating resources. Thus, the paper questions the rational approach to goal setting in which goal statements are developed by ad hoc committees independent of the arena in which operative decision making occurs. The paper concludes that goal setting should be viewed as a major confrontation of values and that administrators and policy makers might better clarify school goals by examining their actions.

Citation

HALL, F.S. (1975), "GOAL SETTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 62-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009734