SWOT in educational settings is typically applied superficially, episodically, and detached from improvement cycles¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? SWOT implementation in educational contexts frequently remains superficial, episodic, and disconnected from continuous improvement cycles, deteriorating into compliance-driven exercises. → Keravnos 2025

Evidence¶

Keravnos 2025¶

Keravnos, N., & Orphanos, S. (2025). Utilisation of SWOT analysis for decision-making in educational contexts. European Journal of Educational Management, 8(4), 219-234. https://doi.org/10.12973/eujem.8.4.219

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The integrative review of 82 studies identifies recurring patterns of SWOT misuse in schools, including compliance-driven exercises producing descriptive categories that do not inform execution or organisational learning; no effect size is printed.

"Although its application is increasingly prevalent in educational contexts, its implementation frequently remains superficial, episodic, and disconnected from continuous improvement cycles."

Discussion¶

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