The profound changes occurring in education are well captured in Viktor Wang’s new Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology. For example, the issues related to anti-racist educational design and academic inclusion in three chapters provide a state-of-the-art discussion of DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion—so prominent a topic today. Yet the text also covers many traditional topics, but within the current context, ranging from educational standards to candidate selection and training to learner-led synchronous discussions. It is accessible to upper division and master's-level students, but should be a mainstay for doctoral programs and educational researchers.
– Montgomery Van Wart, Ph.D., CSUSB Faculty Research Fellow, Faculty Development, Director of Faculty Development, JHBC Professor of Public Administration, USA
The collection of chapters in the Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology provides a wealth of diverse perspectives on the complex topic of Educational Leadership. The volume facilitates essential discussion of how educational leadership is enacted in different domains. A helpful resource that stimulates reflection and informs the practice and thought of educational leaders in a variety of organizational contexts.
– René Hexel, PhD, Acting Dean (L&T), Griffith Sciences, Griffith University, Australia
This Handbook will prove extremely useful for a wide range of students and researchers. Masters, doctoral students and experienced researchers will all find this book a valuable resource. This book is a collation of findings across a widespread of fields specifically focusing on research methods and educational leadership. This book is a one-stop-shop enabling researchers to quickly find pertinent references other than the stock-standard generic commonly/overly used references. Notions of methodological approaches to anti-racist designs, toxic leadership, candidate selection and training, and measuring emotions are just a few chapter foci which will prove exceedingly useful.
– Sean W. Mulvenon, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
I am thrilled to recommend this timely and significant book. Given the challenging and even turbulent times in which we live, there is a need for just this kind of research into the nature of successful leadership in education. What makes this book even more remarkable is that it does so from the perspective of academic leaders from so many countries and contexts. I am proud of Professor Wang’s work, which represents our university well as a vital center of higher education thought and practice.
– Tomás D. Morales, President, California State University, San Bernardino, USA
Intentional and effective educational leaders are essential and at the heart of a successful organization. The importance of studying the nuances of educational leaders renders insight into how individuals lead and the attributes of leaders. This handbook showcases multiple perspectives and relevant research approaches when discovering and understanding components of educational leadership. The authors provide evidence-based scenarios that illustrate the dynamic and transformative nature of educational leaders.
– Deborah Hedeen, Ph.D., President / Provost of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, USA