ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|43 pages
Developing a Context for Research
part 2|33 pages
Respondent-Based Methods
part 3|29 pages
Mixed Methods
part 4|63 pages
Using Original and Pre-Existing Data and Resources
part 5|25 pages
Large Data Set Analysis
part 6|14 pages
Communicating your Results—Adding to the Knowledge of the Field