Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (eBook)

Chad R. Lochmiller (Herausgeber)

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2018
XXIV, 388 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-93539-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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. 

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

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Complementary Research Methods: An Introduction and OverviewPart I. Qualitative and Critical Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and PolicyChapter 2. Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership Studies: Issues in the Design and Conduct of StudiesChapter 3. The DIVE Approach: Using Case-Ordered Meta-Matrices and Theory-Based Data Displays to Analyze Multiple Case Study DataChapter 4. Language-Based Methodologies for Policy and Leadership ResearchChapter 5. Doing Critical Policy Analysis in Education Research: An Emerging ParadigmChapter 6. Critical Research Perspectives in School Leadership: Putting Dignity and Humanity at the CenterChapter 7.The Potential of (Participatory) Action Research for School Leaders, Local Policy Makers, and University-Based ResearchersPart II. Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and PolicyChapter 8. Secondary Data Analysis in the Field of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesChapter 9. Matching Strategies for Causal Inference with Observational Data in EducationChapter 10. Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Study the Content and Effects of Curriculum MaterialsChapter 11.Value-Added and Growth Models in Education ResearchChapter 12. Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy ResearchChapter 13. Essential Steps to Assessing a School System’s Fiscal HealthChapter 14. Evaluating Education CostsPart III. Mixed, Applied, and Collaborative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and PolicyChapter 15. Using Mixed Methods to Inform Education Policy ResearchChapter 16. Program Evaluation Methods for PK-12 EducationChapter 17. International Network as Sites for Research on Successful School LeadershipChapter 18. Taking Stock of Complementary Research Methods: The Perpetual Quest for Good Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: XXIV, 388 p. 16 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Critical Policy Research • K-12 public education system • language-based methodologies • Meta- Matrix • Methodology • qualitative, quantitative, and mixed approaches to research • School Finance Research
• ISBN-10: 3-319-93539-9 / 3319935399
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-93539-3 / 9783319935393