Purpose In this study, the authors explored the situation of the doctoral candidate in the social sciences as they were confronted by crisis and forced to make changes to their dissertation research plans. The authors conceptualized this as a methodological pivot, or an unexpected shift in...

Educational policymakers in the USA face the challenging task of defining the value of a high school diploma. Research has demonstrated that successfully completing secondary education does not automatically result in comparable success in college. Therefore college readiness and the creation...

Purpose: This study explores the entrepreneurial behavior of public and charter school leaders in New Jersey as they contend with and are acted upon by the policy environment and develops a theory of the educational entrepreneur grounded in school leaders’ narratives. Research Methods: The...