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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Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage, Kathleen Manning. RESEARCH. IN. THE. COLLEGE. CONTEXT. Research in the College Context, 2nd Edition provides faculty, students, practitioners, and researchers in the college environment with a manual ...
... Methods 3. The Qualitative Interview Anna M. Ortiz 4. Focus Groups Jillian Kinzie PART III Mixed Methods 5. Participatory Action Research Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux 6. Mixed Methods Research Dorian L. McCoy PART IV Using Original and Pre ...
Approaches and Methods Frances K. Stage, Kathleen Manning. Educational research over the last 20 years has taken a turn toward increased equity and justice. This is the case for the topics undertaken and the ways research is conducted ...
... research process. Dorian L. McCoy concludes this section with his review of the practice of combining qualitative and quantitative methods in “Chapter 6: Mixed Methods Research.” Part IV: Using Original and Pre-Existing Data and ...
... Qualitative research is an umbrella concept covering several forms of inquiry that help us understand and explain the meaning of social phenomena.... Other terms often used interchangeably are naturalistic inquiry, interpretive research ...
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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