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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... 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 ...
... Document Analysis, Oral History, and Historical Methods Michelle Dionne Thompson 9. Policy Analysis Research Teboho Moja 10. Surveys Drew Allen PART V Large Data Set Analysis 11. Secondary Data Analysis Diane Cárdenas Elliott 12. Large ...
Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage, Kathleen Manning. 8 Document Analysis, Oral History, and Historical Methods Michelle Dionne Thompson 9 Policy Analysis Research Teboho Moja 10 Surveys Drew Allen PART V Large Data Set Analysis 11 ...
... documents at the center of the research process through discussions of historical methods and policy analysis. Michelle Dionne Thompson, in “Chapter 8: Document Analysis, Oral History, and Historical Methods” explains how historical ...
... documents, exploring policies related to a campus issue, surveying students about their learning in classes, learning about a particular period in an institution's history, statistically analyzing existing institutional data, conducting ...
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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Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2013 |
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