Research Methods in Educational Leadership & Management

✍ Scribed by Morrison, Marlene.,Coleman, Marianne.,Briggs, Ann R. J.

• Publisher: Sage Publications, Ltd.
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 449
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

COVER
Contents
Notes on Contributors
FOREWORD
1 Introduction
Part A - The Concept of Research
2 Understanding Methodology
3 Taking a Critical Stance in Research
4 The Role of Culture in Interpreting and Conducting Research
5 Reviewing Educational Literature
6 Authenticity in Research: Reliability, Validity and Triangulation
7 The Ethical Framework of Research Practice
Part B - Approaches to Research
8 Research Design: Frameworks, Strategies, Methods and Technologies
9 Mixed Methods Research
10 Surveys and Sampling
11 Case Studies
12 Practitioner Research
13 Grounded Theory Research
14 Ethnography
15 Narrative and Life History
16 Learner Voice in Educational Leadership Research
Part C - Research Tools
17 Interviews
18 Developing and Using Questionnaires
19 Making Use of Existing Data
20 Documents and Documentary Analysis
21 Discourse Analysis
22 Reflection as Research: Using Diaries and Blogs
Part D - Analysing and Presenting Data
23 Quantitative Data Analysis: Using SPSS
24 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis
25 Qualitative Data Analysis: Using NVivo
26 Academic Writing
Author Index
Subject Index