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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... research. This book discusses the development of a research project beginning with the glimmer of an idea, through the gathering of relevant information and the choice of an approach and a technique for answering the research question ...
... research temperament. The following questions may be considered as that ... research can be logistically and practically done. These questions were adapted from ... project? 3. Is the topic linked to an issue with too much salience and ...
... research must be considered. This exploration on the part of the researcher builds a firm foundation for a successful research project. Identifying. the. Research. Question. The first step in any research project is to identify the research ...
... project. Some researchers, especially new doctoral students embarking on their first substantial project, formulate questions so broad they could fill an entire career with sub-questions to be explored. Other researchers focus narrowly ...
... researchers should also be concerned whether the resulting “yes” or “no” answer seemed trivial in light of the related issues regarding drinking on campus. By reading the literature on student alcohol use and discussing the project with ...
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 - 2003 |