Concept and Design Developments in School Improvement Research: Longitudinal, Multilevel and Mixed Methods and Their Relevance for Educational Account Oude Groote Beverborg Arnoud

This open access book discusses challenges in school improvement research and different methodological approaches that have the potential to foster school improvement research. The potential of combining the depth of case studies with the breath of quantitative measures and analyses in a mixed-methods design seems very promising. Research on school improvement and accountability analysis places high demands on a study's design and method.

The relevance of the research presented in the chapters for educational accountability is discussed in the book's discussion chapter.More specifically, authors present one specific innovative methodological approach and clarify that Consequently, the focus of the book lies on innovative methodological approaches.The book chapters address design, measurement, and analysis developments as well as theoretical and conceptual developments.