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Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Editors:
  1. Chad R. Lochmiller

    1. School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

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  • Draws upon the expertise of educational leadership researchers, policy scholars, and research methodologists who have undertaken detailed and rigorous research and written influential methodological arguments about educational leadership and policy

  • Chapters will include an introduction to the methodology or approach described, a discussion of relevant theoretical perspectives, a brief review of extant research, and a section drawing upon the author’s expertise to offer novice and experienced researchers recommendations about employing the methodology in their own work

  • Brings together the various perspectives presented within the volume to articulate a methodological future for the field using a complementary approach to research in educational leadership and policy

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Complementary Research Methods: An Introduction and Overview

    • Chad R. Lochmiller
    Pages 1-15

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership Studies: Issues in the Design and Conduct of Studies

      • Jeffrey S. Brooks, Anthony H. Normore
      Pages 19-32

    3. The DIVE Approach: Using Case-Ordered Meta-Matrices and Theory-Based Data Displays to Analyze Multiple Case Study Data

      • Susan Bush-Mecenas, Julie A. Marsh
      Pages 33-56

    4. Language-Based Methodologies for Policy and Leadership Research

      • Jessica Nina Lester, Justin Paulsen
      Pages 57-78

    5. Doing Critical Policy Analysis in Education Research: An Emerging Paradigm

      • Michelle D. Young, Sarah Diem
      Pages 79-98

    6. Critical Research Perspectives in School Leadership: Putting Dignity and Humanity at the Center

      • Irene H. Yoon
      Pages 99-120

    7. The Potential of (Participatory) Action Research for School Leaders, Local Policy Makers, and University-Based Researchers

      • Meagan Call-Cummings, Melissa Hauber-Özer
      Pages 121-140

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Secondary Data Analysis in the Field of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

      • Angela Urick
      Pages 143-171

    3. Matching Strategies for Causal Inference with Observational Data in Education

      • Yongnam Kim, Stanley A. Lubanski, Peter M. Steiner
      Pages 173-191

    4. Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Study the Content and Effects of Curriculum Materials

      • Morgan Polikoff, Shauna E. Campbell, Shira A. Korn
      Pages 193-212

    5. Value-Added and Growth Models in Education Research

      • Cassandra M. Guarino
      Pages 213-230

    6. Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy Research

      • Kara S. Finnigan, Daniela E. Luengo-Aravena, Kim M. Garrison
      Pages 231-252

    7. Essential Steps to Assessing a School System’s Fiscal Health

      • Joshua R. Zender, Kenneth A. Smith, John R. Kurpierz
      Pages 253-279

    8. Evaluating Education Policy & Program Costs

      • Tammy Kolbe, Rachel C. Feldman
      Pages 281-304

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 305-305
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    2. Using Mixed Methods to Inform Education Policy Research

      • Colleen E. Chesnut, John H. Hitchcock, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
      Pages 307-324

    3. Program Evaluation Methods for PK-12 Education

      • Liz Hollingworth
      Pages 325-339
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About this book

This edited volume brings together leading scholars from the fields of educational leadership and policy studies to discuss qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods in an accessible and pedagogically well-designed volume. Authors discuss ways in which various research methodologies and methods can productively be brought together to expand our current understanding of leadership issues and the contemporary policy context that surrounds them. Chapters provide both practical recommendations for using the methods discussed as well as suggestions for further reading. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Chad R. Lochmiller

About the editor

Chad R. Lochmiller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

  • Editors: Chad R. Lochmiller

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93539-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93538-6Published: 14 September 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06679-6Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93539-3Published: 30 August 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 388

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Administration, Organization and Leadership

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