Research in the College Context: Approaches and MethodsFrances K. Stage, Kathleen Manning Routledge, 2015 M08 20 - 238 pages Research in the College Context, 2nd Edition provides faculty, students, practitioners, and researchers in the college environment with a manual of diverse approaches and methods for researching higher education and college students. The text offers the reader a variety of qualitative and quantitative research tools including interviewing, surveys, mixed methods, focus groups, visual methods, participatory action research, policy analysis, document analysis and historical methods, secondary data analysis, and use of large national data sets. This revised edition provides readers with current and innovative methodological tools needed to research the complex issues facing higher education today. Each technique is thoroughly presented with accompanying examples, advice for designing research projects, and tips for data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results. Clearly organized and accessible, this volume is the essential guide for experienced and novice researchers. |
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... chapters to be understandable to new researchers who are making decisions about their dissertations or initial ... chapter. Explanation. of. Special. Features. in. the. Second. Edition. Several new topics are included in the second edition ...
... chapter on Ethnographic Interviewing (Chapter 3) is expanded to include the various forms of qualitative interviewing. The interview method can be considered across a number of disciplinary perspectives. A chapter on Mixed Methods ...
... Chapter 6: Mixed Methods Research.” Part IV: Using Original and Pre-Existing Data and Resources Amy Scott Metcalfe presents compelling reasons to collect and analyze visual data in “Chapter 7: Visual Methods in Higher Education.” Chapters ...
... chapter authors to ensure ethical, high quality research. Finally, the researcher's responsibility to disseminate findings in ways that enable the research to be viewed by the widest possible audience is discussed. The first part of the ...
... Chapter 2. 1. Research can be roughly separated into basic and applied forms. “Basic research is aimed at generating fundamental knowledge and theoretical understanding about human and other natural processes... Applied research focuses ...
Contents
RespondentBased Methods | |
Focus Groups | |
Mixed Methods | |
Mixed Methods Research | |
Using Original and PreExisting Data and Resources | |
Document Analysis Oral History and Historical Methods | |
Policy Analysis Research | |
Surveys | |
Large Data Set Analysis | |
Large National Datasets | |
Communicating your ResultsAdding to the Knowledge of the Field | |
Contributor Biographies | |
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