Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

ISBN-13: 9783319935386 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 388 str.

Chad R. Lochmiller

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Complementary Research Methods: An Introduction and Overview

Part I. Qualitative and Critical Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy

Chapter 2. Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership Studies: Issues in the Design and Conduct of Studies

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

Chapter 4. Language-Based Methodologies for Policy and Leadership Research

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

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

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

Part II. Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy

Chapter 8. Secondary Data Analysis in the Field of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Chapter 9. Matching Strategies for Causal Inference with Observational Data in Education

Chapter 10. Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Study the Content and Effects of Curriculum Materials

Chapter 11.Value-Added and Growth Models in Education Research

Chapter 12. Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy Research

Chapter 13. Essential Steps to Assessing a School System’s Fiscal Health

Chapter 14. Evaluating Education Costs

Part III. Mixed, Applied, and Collaborative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy

Chapter 15. Using Mixed Methods to Inform Education Policy Research

Chapter 16. Program Evaluation Methods for PK-12 Education

Chapter 17. International Network as Sites for Research on Successful School Leadership

Chapter 18. Taking Stock of Complementary Research Methods: The Perpetual Quest for Good Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy

O autorze

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