Decision making and management data from the educational archives...

Rational decision-making and problem-solving activities stand at the core of educational administration, and the capacity to make choices, the central component of the decision-making process, relies on the availability of information. Data from educational archives can help management staff to diagnose problems and establish priorities during the problem-solving process. Archival information can also be used to help develop potential solutions to problems. Data from the archives could, for example, help administrators to understand the evolution of parental attitudes, and then adapt public relations and communication programs.

The educational archive as a source of information for management...

Effective management depends on the managers’ ability to gain access to information. Educational administrators need archives linked to their educational institution, department or organisation because archives can supply vital information for a wide range of continuing administrative tasks as well as special projects. The archives should serve as a long-term collective memory, capable of supporting planning tasks and decision-making by providing records of access to earlier sources of knowledge and practical expertise, as well as records of previous decisions, actions, and outcomes. In essence, the archives can supply educational administrators with important historical perspectives.