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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... populations of students. In each of the vignettes described above, the individuals in question were about to embark on a research project. Each of them had a question that required acquisition and analysis of information in some form to ...
... populations and use new analytic methods to reveal more about inequities in education” (Stage & Wells, 2014, pp. 2–3). These terms and definitions form a basis for some of the context of this book. As educational research evolves ...
... population? Does the researcher want to predict outcomes? Does the researcher prefer to explain and describe events, practices, or actions in more distinct settings? researcher The following questions can help new researchers determine ...
... populations of students. Sub-questions: What are the issues faced by veteran students returning to college? In what ways is the institution meeting or not meeting the veteran students' needs? Does the enrollment of veterans vary by ...
... populations Aggregate Context independent Individuals, and groups, populations Aggregate Context independent Critical Paradigm Depth Breadth Critique, advocacy, and social change Critique, advocacy, and social change and Society ...
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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