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However, a paucity of research exists on how these leaders use online resources to inform decision-making. Through an online survey and face-to-face interviews, this study examined the use of online resources by school board trustees (n =164) to support board-level decisions. Trustees used online articles (news, research articles, journals) twice as much as social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogs) or repository services (clipping services, Google Scholar) . Almost 70% of trustees used three or more resources to inform their decision-making. Seventy-five to 85% of trustees rated online articles and repository services as being useful. Trustees actively checked the trustworthiness of online resources by evaluating sources, crosschecking data, and asking colleagues. Key barriers to using online resources included lack of time, finding reliable or relevant information, and negotiating conflicting results. Some trustees wanted access to a third-party repository of valid, reliable information.  \nRésumé  \nAu cours des cinq dernières années, le processus de prise de décisions des officiels des conseils scolaires a suscité un grand intérêt. Il existe cependant peu d’études sur la façon dont ces dirigeants utilisent les ressources en ligne pour guider leurs prises de décisions. Grâce à unsondage en ligne et à des entrevues menées en personne, la présente étude se penche sur l’usage que font les commissaires scolaires (n=164) des ressources en ligne pour appuyer les décisions du conseil. Les commissaires se servaient d’articles en ligne (actualités, articles de recherche, revues) deux fois plus que des réseaux sociaux (Twitter, Facebook, blogues) ou de services d’archivage (services de coupures de presse, Google Scholar) . Près de 70 % des commissaires se servaient de trois ressources ou plus pour guider leurs décisions. De 75 % à 85 % des commissaires estimaient que les articles en ligne et les services d’archivage étaient utiles. Les  \ncommissaires vérifiaient activement la fiabilité des ressources en ligne en évaluant les sources, en recoupant les données et en demandant l’avis de collègues. Les principaux obstacles à l’usage des ressources en ligne comprenaient le manque de temps, la difficulté à trouver des renseignements fiables ou pertinents, et l’évaluation de résultats contradictoires. Certains commissaires souhaitaient accéder à des archives externes rassemblant des renseignements fiables et valides.  \nIntroduction  \nPublicly elected school board leaders are regularly entrusted to make decisions that collectively affect the education of millions of students and the dissemination of billions of tax dollars (Ministry of Education, 2013) . With an increased focus on accountability and student outcomes (Davies, Nutley, & Smith, 2000), the information acquired and used by school board leaders becomes increasingly important. Optimal board decisions are based on sound data (Witherow, 2011). If these school board leaders do not have reliable, accurate, up-to-date information on which to base decisions, their choices and recommendations could be flawed and may not lead to optimal outcomes for students (Doyle, 2002) .  \nEducators are increasingly turning to the Internet for knowledge, research, or evidence to support the decision-making process (Cooper, Edelstein, Levin, & Leung, 2010; HemsleyBrown, 2005; Levin, 2012), however, limited research has been conducted on the use of online resources by school board leaders. Examining what information school board leaders are accessing, and how the","cbCaitRzkoB8mZ4k","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitRzkoB8mZ4k","pdf",632163,25,"English","# Introduction\n# Literature Review\n## Defining Knowledge\n## Acquisition of Knowledge for Decision-Making","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"To examine how school board leaders use online resources to inform their decision-making.\"},{\"question\":\"Which types of online resources did trustees use most?\",\"answer\":\"Trustees used online articles (news, research articles, journals) about twice as much as social media or repository services.\"},{\"question\":\"How did trustees check the trustworthiness of online resources?\",\"answer\":\"They evaluated sources, cross-checked data, and asked colleagues to confirm or challenge information.\"}]","Examining School Board Leaders’ Use of Online Resources to Inform DecisionMaking | PDF",63]