Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

′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*