Researching Higher Education

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-335-22808-9
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

This book couples an authoritative overview of the principal current areas of research into higher education with a guide to the processes involved in undertaking research into higher education. It offers both a classification and analysis of research on higher education, and suggestions and guidance for further research. Case studies of recently published research are discussed in detail with particular attention drawn to the methods, methodologies and theories used with consideration as to how these might be used in further research. Consideration is given to research design and questions, funding, progressing research projects, publication and dissemination, whilst annotated lists provide details of published sources offering further advice and illumination.

Researching Higher Education is core reading for those interested in research in higher education throughout the English-speaking world. It will be of value to students and academics researching the higher education experience as well as appealing to experienced researchers seeking an overview or insights into new areas and alternative methods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tight, Malcolm

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of case studies and tables

Part I: Recently published research on higher education

1. Introduction

2. Journals

3. Books

Part II: Issues and approaches in researching higher education

4. Researching teaching and learning

5. Researching course design

6. Researching the student experience

7. Researching quality

8. Researching system policy

9. Researching institutional management

10. Researching academic work

11. Researching knowledge

Part III: The process of researching higher education

12. Method and methodology in researching higher education

13. Researching higher education at different levels

14. The process of researching

References

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Tight is Professor of Education at the University of Warwick. His current research interests focus in the nature of academic work and life.