Appropriate for novice and experienced educators alike, this indispensable book explains how practitioner research can be used to solve instructional problems and improve student achievement.

Viviane is a Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and Academic Director of its Centre for Educational Leadership. Her research identifying the impact of different types of leadership on student outcomes (Student- Centered Leadership) has been used to shape leadership policy and practice in Scandinavia, England, Singapore, Chile, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

She has received numerous awards from national and international professional and academic organisations including the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, the New Zealand Secondary Principals Association and the US-based University Council on Educational Administration. In 2011, she was made a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association for sustained excellence in educational research.  In 2016 the Royal Society of New Zealand awarded her the Mason Durie Medal for her international contributions to educational leadership research and practice. She currently leads a research and development programme on the leadership knowledge and skills involved in school improvement.

To learn more visit her website at www.education.auckland.ac.nz/vmj-robinson

Preface
About the Authors
Part I: The Need for Practitioner Research
1. Educators as Researchers
2. Tailoring Research to Solve Problems
3. Collaborating to Improve Practice
4. Combining Rigor and Respect
Part II: Doing Practitioner Research
5. Planning Your Research
6. Purposeful Information Gathering: Interviews and Questionnaires
7. Purposeful Information Gathering: Observations and Other Data Collection Methods
8. Purposeful Data Analysis
9. Communicating Your Research
Part III: Practitioner Research and School Improvement
10. Integrating Practitioner Research Schoolwide
References
Index