Full Description
Title first published in 2003. Qualitative research in broad terms confronts the question of the researcher's involvement in the production of knowledge. However, the method adopted even in highly positivist qualitative work has a history that bears on the research. This volume provides examples of engaging research work, outlining the key research process and examining the links between this and the final report.
Contents
Contentsfamily histories and post-secondary credentialing, Jane McEldowney Jensen; Ways in which students gain access to university discourses; the intersection of the academic curriculum with student voices, Moragh Paxton; Pay as you learn: the effects of part-time paid employment on academic performance, Catherine Watts; University, employability and employment, Josep M. Masjuan and Helena Troiano. Teaching Practices in Higher Education: Expressive practices in the higher education classroom, Tom Phillips; The marriage analogy; personal and positional relationships in PhD supervision, Sara Delmont; Policy driven curriculum restructuring: academic identities in transition?, Rob Moore. Organizing and Managing Higher Education: Improving the quality of education: what makes it actually work? A case study, Veerle Hulpiau and Kim Waeytens; Leading change: African conceptions of leadership and transformation in higher education in South Africa, David I. Bell; An integral part of the local community; politicians' perspectives on the local university, Tony Potts; Index.
