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.

′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.′

• PART ONE: PREPARING TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction: Key Issues in Research on Educational Leadership Theories of Educational ResearchEnsuring Reliability, Validity or ′Trustworthiness′ in ResearchReviewing Existing Ideas to Develop a Conceptual FrameworkPART TWO: DESIGNING AND USING RESEARCH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RESEARCH Developing a Sample Questionnaire Research Interviews and Focus Groups Using ObservationDocumentary Analysis Action Research and Practitioner InquiryPART 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

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.

′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.′

• PART ONE: PREPARING TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction: Key Issues in Research on Educational Leadership Theories of Educational ResearchEnsuring Reliability, Validity or ′Trustworthiness′ in ResearchReviewing Existing Ideas to Develop a Conceptual FrameworkPART TWO: DESIGNING AND USING RESEARCH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RESEARCH Developing a Sample Questionnaire Research Interviews and Focus Groups Using ObservationDocumentary Analysis Action Research and Practitioner InquiryPART 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

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.

′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.′

• PART ONE: PREPARING TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction: Key Issues in Research on Educational Leadership Theories of Educational ResearchEnsuring Reliability, Validity or ′Trustworthiness′ in ResearchReviewing Existing Ideas to Develop a Conceptual FrameworkPART TWO: DESIGNING AND USING RESEARCH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP RESEARCH Developing a Sample Questionnaire Research Interviews and Focus Groups Using ObservationDocumentary Analysis Action Research and Practitioner InquiryPART 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