Theory and method in higher education research / / edited by Jeroen Huisman, Malcolm Tight

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2013
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.0072
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Research - Methodology; Education, Higher - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HuismanJeroen TightMalcolm
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; THEORY AND METHOD IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES: CONSIDERING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMPARISON AND EMERGING METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; INTRODUCTION; THE THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF COMPARATIVE RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION; THE METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF CONDUCTING COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; POLICY RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THEORIES AND METHODS FOR GLOBALISING TIMES; INTRODUCTION ; CHANGING POLICYSCAPES: REPOSITIONING HIGHER EDUCATION AND RE-CONCEPTUALISING 'POLICY' IN A GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ERAHYBRIDISING THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS?; AN EVOLVING 'POLICY TRAJECTORY' APPROACH; POLICY NETWORK THEORY AND METHODS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; THE CRITICAL HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK; INTRODUCTION; INSIGHTS FROM THE LITERATURE; THE CRITICAL POLICY DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FRAME; CONTEXTUALISATION OF POLICY; DECONSTRUCTING POLICY; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; REFERENCES; CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION ; CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS - AN OVERVIEWCRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE; CONCLUDING REMARKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK; REFERENCES; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH; INTRODUCTION; WHY CAN DISCOURSE ANALYSIS BE RELEVANT TO HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH?; A TWO-PHASE MODEL OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A METHODOLOGICAL DEVICE; CONCLUSIONS: FROM SHIPYARD TO SAILING; REFERENCES; TRACKING EXPERIENCE OVER TIME: EPISTEMOLOGICAL ISSUES AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; CONTEXT: THE STUDY; EPISTEMOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: HOW NARRATIVE FRAMES OUR WORK ; METHODOLOGY: ALIGNING CONCEPTUAL FRAME AND RESEARCH DESIGNTHE RESEARCH-IN-ACTION: DATA GENERATION AND ANALYSIS STRATEGIES AND TOOLS; EVOLVING RESEARCH PROGRAM: RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE TEAM AND WITH PARTICIPANTS; ETHICAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; IDENTITY AS A THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT IN RESEARCH ABOUT ACADEMIC CAREERS; IDENTITY AS A THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND THE ACADEMIC CAREER; INSTITUTIONS, DISCIPLINES, AND ACADEMIC IDENTITIES; REFRAMING ACADEMIC IDENTITIES AND UNDERSTANDING CHANGE ; MIXED METHODS STUDY EXAMPLE 2: ASSESSMENT OF A MULTILEVEL MIXED DESIGN TO STUDY QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN GREEK HIGHER EDUCATION
• Sommario/riassunto: Theory and Method in Higher Education Research contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education. Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great variety of disciplinary backgrounds within and beyond higher education institutions. As such, it is an arena within which a wide range of theories, methods and methodologies is being applied. As an expanding multidisciplinary area of interest, we may also expect incr
• Titolo autorizzato: Theory and method in higher education research
• ISBN: 1-78190-683-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453756903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International Perspectives on Higher Education Research