This classic guide continues to be the leading Research Methods text that specifically deals with Educational Leadership and Management. The collection boasts an array of high-profile international expert contributors, covering a wide range of specialisms, emphasising the importance of the critically engaged practitioner.
Accessible and user-friendly, this edition has been fully revised and updated to take full account of online research. It features new authors, more case studies and examples, and brand new chapters on:
- research Design
- grounded research
- ethnography
- discourse analysis
- narrative / Life history
- student voice
Whether you are postgraduate, an academic, or a practitioner researcher, if you are investigating Research Methods, Leadership & Management or Educational Research, this is the book you will need.
Introduction - Ann R. J. Briggs, Marianne Coleman and Marlene Morrison
PART ONE: THE CONCEPT OF RESEARCH
Understanding Methodology - Marlene Morrison
Taking a Critical Stance in Research - Margaret Grogan and Juanita M. Cleaver Simmons
The Role of Culture in Interpreting and Conducting Research - David Stephens
Reviewing Educational Literature - Jacqui Weetman DaCosta
Authenticity in Research: Reliability, Validity and Triangulation - Tony Bush
The Ethical Framework of Research Practice - Hugh Busher and Nalita James
PART TWO: APPROACHES TO RESEARCH
Research Design: Frameworks, Strategies, Methods and Technologies - David Scott
Mixed-Methods Research - Mary F. Hibberts and R. Burke Johnson
Surveys and Sampling - Daniel Muijs
Case Studies - Michael Bassey
Practitioner Research - Rachel Lofthouse, Elaine Hall and Kate Wall
Grounded Theory Research - Clive Dimmock and Martha Lam
Ethnography - Marlene Morrison
Narrative and Life History - Alan Floyd
Learner Voice in Educational Leadership Research - Jacky Lumby
PART THREE: RESEARCH TOOLS
Interviews - Marianne Coleman
Developing and Using Questionnaires - Judith Bell and Pam Woolner
Making Use of Existing Data - Anna Vignoles and Shirely Dex
Documents and Documentary Analysis - Tanya Fitzgerald
Discourse Analysis - Jane Perryman
Reflection as Research: Using Diaries and Blogs - Marlene Morrison
PART FOUR: ANALYSING AND PRESENTING DATA
Quantitative Data Analysis: Using SPSS - Pauline Dixon and Pam Woolner
Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis - Daniel Muijs
Qualitative Data Analysis: Using NVivo - Rob Watling and Veronica James with Ann R. J. Briggs
Academic Writing - Ann R. J. Briggs
