Marlene Morrison & Ann Briggs 
Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management [EPUB ebook] 

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.

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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 Da Costa

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

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Marianne Coleman is Reader Emerita in Educational Leadership at University College London, Institute of Education. Before a career in higher education at the University of Leicester and the Institute of Education she was a secondary school teacher and an advisory teacher in an LEA. Now retired, she continues to research and write focusing on her interest in gender and leadership and wider issues of diversity and social justice. She has recently co-authored a book on ageing and is a trustee of the Nurture Group Network, an educational charity which supports children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.