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DeWitt, P. M., & Nelson, M. (2024). Leading with intention: How school leaders can unlock deeper collaboration and drive results. Corwin.

Hastings, K. (2025). Developing a decision-making system to navigate transitions. National Association of Elementary School Principals.https://www.naesp.org/resource/developing-a-decision-making-system-to-navigate-transitions/
This framework for building a decision-making system features strategies based on implementation science that school leaders can use to navigate change in schools.

Ruth, M. (2023). Cognitive bias. EBSCO Reseach Starters. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/psychology/cognitive-bias
This resource explains cognitive bias, which is ignoring facts that are present, seeing facts that are not there, or discrediting new evidence in favor of long-held beliefs that can have negative effects on decision-making.

SNHU. (2018). 7 steps to effective decision making| Process of making decisions [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a0Fe3AchAI
This video provides a step-by-step decision-making process. (4:21)

Linet A., & McGregor, D. (2024). What works in school leadership? : Making evidence-informed choices. Routledge.

Adu-Oppong, A. A. (2014). Communication in the workplace: Guidelines for improving effectiveness. Global Journal of Commerce & Management Perspective, 3(5), 208-213. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304782482
This article focuses on the communication process, barriers to communication, and provides guidelines for administrators to improve communication effectiveness.

Kanavas, C. & Triantari, S. (2024). Τhe rational decision-making and the social responsibility in the optimal functioning of the school. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F23311886.2024.2419542
The authors discuss the concept of school leadership in the context of decision-making by school principals.

Langeveldt, D. C. (2024). AI-driven leadership: A conceptual framework for educational decision-making in the AI era. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 5(8), 1582–1595. https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/EHASS20245812.pdf
The author discusses the influence of AI on educational leaders' decision-making.

DeMatthews, D. E., & Wang, Y. (2023). How can principals lead in the school improvement planning process? Reducing biases in shared decision making. Clearing House, 96(2), 43–51. https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=fd13a077-dd6f-3f85-9ca4-ec7bb85afe65
Research on decision-making and biases is reviewed, resulting in a set of recommendations for principals to improve the school improvement planning process.

Manoharan, G., Rao, B. S., Ashtikar, S. P., Razak, A., Durai, S., & Kukreja, J. (2024). A study of influence of leadership with effective communication in educational institutions. In J. Kukreja, S. Saluja, & S. Sharma (Eds.), Neuroleadership development and effective communication in modern business (pp. 214-227). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380016117
This book chapter addresses the importance of leaders to engage all the active participants to make an educational community active and growing.

Kinchington, F. (2023). Empowering the school leaders of tomorrow: What lessons can we learn from the decision-making of today's school leaders? International Journal of Leadership in Education, 26(5), 837–853. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F13603124.2020.1829713
This paper addresses how school leaders understood their decision-making, its impact on their school community, and whether there is evidence of 'wise' decision-making.

Wang, Y. (2021). What is the role of emotions in educational leaders' decision making? Proposing an organizing framework. Educational Administration Quarterly, 57(3), 372–402. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1177%2F0013161X20938856
This article conveys the interactions of emotions and decision-making for leaders.

Jenkinson, P. (2018). Hersey & Blanchard situational leadership (SLT) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAuwgjmF5xc
This video provides an overview of situational leadership theory in decision-making. (9:28)

Wileymanager. (n.d.). The Vroom Yetton Model-A 3-minute crash course [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI06amxoqtI
This video presents an overview of the Vroom Yetton decision-making model. (4:02)