Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Editors: Lochmiller, Chad R. (Ed.)
Free Preview- 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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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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Chad R. Lochmiller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.
- Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Complementary Research Methods: An Introduction and Overview
Pages 1-15
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Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership Studies: Issues in the Design and Conduct of Studies
Pages 19-32
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The DIVE Approach: Using Case-Ordered Meta-Matrices and Theory-Based Data Displays to Analyze Multiple Case Study Data
Pages 33-56
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Language-Based Methodologies for Policy and Leadership Research
Pages 57-78
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Doing Critical Policy Analysis in Education Research: An Emerging Paradigm
Pages 79-98
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Editors
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- Chad R. Lochmiller
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-93539-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-93539-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-93538-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-06679-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIV, 388
- Number of Illustrations
- 16 b/w illustrations
- Topics