Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts

Torrance, D. et al. (2023) Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts. Equity in Education and Society, (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

This article is concerned with considerations for conducting comparative analyses, with a focus on the process of creating a diverse international research team committed to investigating equity issues in education and society. Following brief background information on the International School Leadership Development Network (ISLDN), provided to contextualise the author team and the article’s discussion, the main sections focus on conducting comparative equity research and related methodological considerations. The authors explore the development of specific research methods which they consider to hold significant potential for supporting comparative methodology: the Bacchi approach to policy analysis; and the Delphi method of eliciting the views of groups of respondents. The article offers new perspectives on conducting comparative analyses. The conclusion invites critical reflection on this research team’s development of understandings and methodological approaches to conducting comparative research to critique social justice leadership.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Forde, Prof Christine and Mitchell, Ms Alison and Harvie, Dr Julie and Torrance, Dr Deirdre
• Authors: Torrance, D., Forde, C., Harvie, J., Mitchell, A., King, F., McGowan, J., Travers, J., Mahfouz, J., Arlestig, H., Mifsud, D., Flood, L., Angelle, P., and Chisolm, L.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy; College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Equity in Education and Society
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 2752-6461
• ISSN (Online): 27526-461
• Published Online: 17 August 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Equity in Education and Society 2023
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License