Education Publications
Observational Research on the Work of School Principals: To Time or Not to Time
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2017
Journal
Methods and Paradigms in Education Research
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.4018/978-1-5225-1738-2.ch006
Abstract
This chapter, like the others in this book, is designed as a resource for instructors and students studying education research methods. It provides an example of how one research team worked through social, political, economic, and research issues to problematize and eventually utilize observations as a data collection method to study principals' work. The contribution of this chapter lies in the area of research method, specifically the use of and the structuring of observation, rather than in the area of research paradigms. Nevertheless, given the charter of the book, the opportunity is taken to reflect on the research paradigm that applies and its implications. The chapter is about the study of principals' work and compares two different observation approaches.
Citation of this paper:
Pollock, K., & Hauseman, D. C. (2016). Observational research on school principals: To time or not or not to time. In L. Ling & P. Ling (Eds.), Paradigms and methods in educational research (pp. 88–107). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1738-2.ch006
