It begs worth noting that my blog IS about the educational world...so do keep that in mind :).
Administrative Inquiry is simply a process for improvment. There are, of course, many different ways to approach improvment on a campus. This is but one of those ways, however I do think it is worth looking at due to the implications that it can have on your campus in a positive way.
Old school methods were where Principals stayed in their offices. Outside experts would then come in, asses the situations on the campus, and instruct the Principal in the best possible thing to do for the campus. It was more of a managerial way to approach a campus. Principals were making improvments, but not really making the decisions about those improvments.
Today, with inquiry-based learning, the Principal is recognized as not only the campus leader but also as an expert about his or her campus. A Principal is encouraged to be introspective about his or her approaches and systems on campus, to look at the data, study what others say, and then make changes and adjustments that are appropriate and meaningful to his or her campus. Thereby making learning much more applicable to the campus at which he or she serves.
After all, when we approach improving systems, we improve things campus-wide!
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