Researching Educational Leadership and Management

Professor Mark Brundrett is Professor of Educational Research and Director of the Centre for Educational Research and Evaluation Services at Liverpool John Moores University (CERES). Dr Christopher Rhodes is Senior Lecturer in Education and Director of the Doctor of Education Programme in Educational Leadership at the University of Birmingham.

PART ONE: PREPARING TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction: Key Issues in Research on Educational Leadership Theories of Educational Research Ensuring Reliability, Validity or 'Trustworthiness' in Research Reviewing Existing Ideas to Develop a Conceptual Framework PART TWO: DESIGNING AND USING RESEARCH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RESEARCH Developing a Sample Questionnaire Research Interviews and Focus Groups Using Observation Documentary Analysis Action Research and Practitioner Inquiry PART THREE: ANALYSING DATA AND REPORTING THE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Analysing Quantitative Data Analysing Qualitative Data The Uses of Leadership Research Conclusions: Writing Reports and Making Sense of Outcomes

'Brundrett and Rhodes provide an authoritative, academically robust and highly practical and supportive guide for researchers and practitioners that will quickly become a definitive resource.' -- Professor John Burnham-West This is a book for Masters and Doctoral level students, academics in the field of educational leadership and management, and anyone who is interested in researching a wide range of issues connected with the operation of schools and institutions of further and higher education. There are key learning objectives in each chapter with examples of tools derived from real leadership project figures alongside an explanation of key terms and questions with further reading and supportive web links for each chapter. -- Early Years Educator