Learning to Read Critically in Educational Leadership and Management

`Very impressed with the first chapter. Have recommended it to our research department for use with our graduate students. Thorough and practical' - Philip Hallinger, Executive Director of the College of Management, Mahidol University, Thailand

`This is a book that should be regarded as essential reading for those students following courses in education and social policy, particularly as masters level '- International Journal of Educational Management

Mike Wallace is a Professor of Public Management at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, where he teaches postgraduate courses on research methods. He was formerly an Associate Director of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM), responsible for research capacity building in the management field, and also the Economic and Social Research Councils Strategic Adviser for Researcher Development. His research on managing change in the public services is reported in many books and academic journals. Most recently, he is lead author of a major monograph Developing Public Service Leaders: Elite Orchestration, Change Agency, Leaderism and Neoliberalization (Oxford University Press 2023). He is co-author of Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates (4th edition 2021).

PART ONE: BECOMING A CRITICAL CONSUMER OF THE LITERATURE Critical Reading for Self-Critical Writing - Mike Wallace and Louise Poulson Designing and Writing about Research - Louise Poulson and Mike Wallace Developing a Critical Frame of Mind PART TWO: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF REPORTING RESEARCH Local School Management - Bill Mulford, Lawrie Kendall and Diana Kendall Does It Make a Difference? Investigating Effective Resource Management in Secondary Schools - Derek Glover and Rosalind Leva[ac]ci[ac]c The Evidence of Inspection Reports Understanding and Contributing to School Improvement in Thailand - Philip Hallinger and Portkasem Kantamara A Research and Development Project Heads of Secondary School Subject Departments and the Improvement of Teaching and Learning - Ray Bolam and Chris Turner Evaluating Technology and Instructional Innovation - Sharon Kruse and Karen Seashore Louis When Clear Findings Are Not Evident International Development Education - Stephen Gough Managing Change in Caribbean Countries Transformational Leadership Effects on Student Engagement with School - Kenneth Leithwood and Doris Jantzi PART THREE: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF REPORTING A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Understanding the Contribution of Leadership to School Improvement - Philip Hallinger and Ronald Heck