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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... practiced research methods. We are pleased to offer you the second edition of Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods, which once again offers the reader a variety of research methods from which to choose. Similar to the ...
... practice of combining qualitative and quantitative methods in “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 ...
... practices at other colleges and universities within the state. A professor reads recent articles suggesting that some students actually learn more and perform better when they are able to take their courses online and on their own ...
... practices of quantitative research... to conduct culturally relevant research by studying institutions and people in context... and to study new populations and use new analytic methods to reveal more about inequities in education ...
... practices, or actions in more distinct settings? researcher The following questions can help new researchers determine whether the research can be logistically and practically done. These questions were adapted from guidelines suggested ...
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 |
Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2013 |
Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage,Kathleen Manning Limited preview - 2003 |