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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... faculty and administrators. Knowledge and information is highly valued on college campuses. Campus faculty and administrators often have practical questions they would like answered through research and systemic study. In each of the ...
... faculty initiated projects, or administrative-based activities (e.g. policy analyses, satisfaction surveys, quality of campus or work life assessments), research takes a variety of forms. To illustrate the various types of research, the ...
... faculty who are working with these students and concerns about their ability to adequately serve their needs. The Dean asks the director of institutional research to conduct a comprehensive study of the numbers of students and their ...
... faculty member as an excellent teacher in their comments, yet when responses to the standardized teaching evaluation form are examined, the teacher's scores are mediocre?” Knowledge void. “How does faculty spiritual development ...
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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 |