Decision Making Process in the Decentralized Educational System

Decision making is an essential process of modern management representing, in every field, the core function for the manager After 1990's, the secondary educational system has faced important changes beginning with decentralization and transforming schools in self-managing systems continuing with the development of different stakeholders initiative and improving the decision making process. This article examines the decision making process in the secondary decentralized educational system. The analysis is based on the findings of a research conducted at regional level on a representative sample of stakeholders, employees and secondary school managers. The questionnaire including 20 items asked the respondents to rate their perception regarding the characteristics of the decision making process in the institution that they work or that they coordinate. The data obtained from this study is explained in percentages and the findings allow to describe the decision making process and to analyze the legal and the budgetary constraints. The research results demonstrate the reasons of setbacks in decision making process, but our current recommendations may be completed with the findings from our future researches, that we consider necessary to better understand the decision process, in the decentralized secondary educational system.