This text book addresses key methodological decisions and techniques using illustrations that will be especially meaningful for those beginning their own leadership and management approach.Written for both new and experienced researchers this book is the essential guide to research in educational leadership and management. The second edition maintains the accessibility of the first. All chapters have been revised and updated. and the scope of this book has been widened both by the addition of new chapters and by increased contributions from international authors and experts. The book deals with the concept of research and its philosophical bases critical approaches to research, fundamental issues of ethics, validity and reliability, exploring existing literature to inform research, making use of existing data sets, and the nature of survey, case study, action and practitioner research. Research tools such as interviews, questionnaires, documentary research and observation are discussed. Finally the book postulates analysis and presentation of quantitative and qualitative research data, and writing up and disseminating research.

Recommended for students and lecturers.