Research in the College Context
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Research in the College Context

Approaches and Methods

  1. 228 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Research in the College Context

Approaches and Methods

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781138824768

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. PART I Developing a Context for Research
  8. PART II Respondent-Based Methods
  9. PART III Mixed Methods
  10. PART IV Using Original and Pre-Existing Data and Resources
  11. PART V Large Data Set Analysis
  12. PART VI Communicating your Results—Adding to the Knowledge of the Field
  13. Contributor Biographies
  14. Index