Chad R. Lochmiller is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at Indiana University, USA.

Draws upon the expertise of educational leadership researchers, policy scholars, and research methodologists who have undertaken detailed and rigorous research and written influential methodological arguments about educational leadership and policy

Chapter 1. Complementary Research Methods: An Introduction and Overview
Part I. Qualitative and Critical Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
Chapter 2. Qualitative Research in Educational Leadership Studies: Issues in the Design and Conduct of Studies
Chapter 3. The DIVE Approach: Using Case-Ordered Meta-Matrices and Theory-Based Data Displays to Analyze Multiple Case Study Data
Chapter 4. Language-Based Methodologies for Policy and Leadership Research
Chapter 5. Doing Critical Policy Analysis in Education Research: An Emerging Paradigm
Chapter 6. Critical Research Perspectives in School Leadership: Putting Dignity and Humanity at the Center
Chapter 7.The Potential of (Participatory) Action Research for School Leaders, Local Policy Makers, and University-Based Researchers
Part II. Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
Chapter 8. Secondary Data Analysis in the Field of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Chapter 9. Matching Strategies for Causal Inference with Observational Data in Education
Chapter 10. Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Study the Content and Effects of Curriculum Materials
Chapter 11.Value-Added and Growth Models in Education Research
Chapter 12. Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy Research
Chapter 13. Essential Steps to Assessing a School System's Fiscal Health
Chapter 14. Evaluating Education Costs
Part III. Mixed, Applied, and Collaborative Approaches to the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
Chapter 15. Using Mixed Methods to Inform Education Policy Research
Chapter 16. Program Evaluation Methods for PK-12 Education
Chapter 17. International Network as Sites for Research on Successful School Leadership
Chapter 18. Taking Stock of Complementary Research Methods: The Perpetual Quest for Good Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy

This edited volume brings together leading scholars from the fields of educational leadership and policy studies to discuss qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods in an accessible and pedagogically well-designed volume. Authors discuss ways in which various research methodologies and methods can productively be brought together to expand our current understanding of leadership issues and the contemporary policy context that surrounds them. Chapters provide both practical recommendations for using the methods discussed as well as suggestions for further reading.