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Researching Educational Leadership and Management.

By: Brundrett, Mark.
Contributor(s): Rhodes, Christopher.
Publisher: London : Sage, 2014Description: x, 188p ; illus. ; pbk.ISBN: 9780857028310.Subject(s): Education | Educational leadership-Research | School management and organization-ResearchDDC classification: 371.20072
Contents:
1. Introduction: Key issues in research on educational leadership --2︣. Theories of educational research --3︣. Ensuring reliability, validity and 'trustworthiness' in research --4︣. Reviewing existing ideas to develop a conceptual framework --5︣. Developing a sample --6︣. Questionnaire research --7︣. Interviews and focus group --8︣. Using observation --9︣. Documentary analysis --1︣0. Action research and practitioner inquiry --1︣1. Analyzing quantitative data --1︣2. Analyzing qualitative data --1︣3. The uses of leadership research --1︣4. Conclusion: Writing reports and making sense of outcomes.
Summary: Carrying out leadership research in educational establishments can be challenging, but it is also rewarding. This accessible book offers sound practical advice and a clear conceptual framework for this research. Drawing on their extensive expertise, the authors show you how to prepare to carry out research, design research tools, and report and reflect on the results. Students using the book are supported by features such as: - key learning objectives in each chapter - figures, rich case studies and vignettes to serve as 'real world examples' - explanation of key terms and questions - further reading and key web links for each chapter. This text is for Master's level students who wish to research a wide range of issues connected with the operation of schools and institutions of further and higher education.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Key issues in research on educational leadership --2︣. Theories of educational research --3︣. Ensuring reliability, validity and 'trustworthiness' in research --4︣. Reviewing existing ideas to develop a conceptual framework --5︣. Developing a sample --6︣. Questionnaire research --7︣. Interviews and focus group --8︣. Using observation --9︣. Documentary analysis --1︣0. Action research and practitioner inquiry --1︣1. Analyzing quantitative data --1︣2. Analyzing qualitative data --1︣3. The uses of leadership research --1︣4. Conclusion: Writing reports and making sense of outcomes.

Carrying out leadership research in educational establishments can be challenging, but it is also rewarding. This accessible book offers sound practical advice and a clear conceptual framework for this research. Drawing on their extensive expertise, the authors show you how to prepare to carry out research, design research tools, and report and reflect on the results. Students using the book are supported by features such as: - key learning objectives in each chapter - figures, rich case studies and vignettes to serve as 'real world examples' - explanation of key terms and questions - further reading and key web links for each chapter. This text is for Master's level students who wish to research a wide range of issues connected with the operation of schools and institutions of further and higher education.

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