Realising Qualitative Research in Higher Education

by Prichard, Craig; Trowler, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780754632702
• ISBN10: 0754632709
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Figures	viii
List of Contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART I: STUDENT LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Going to University: Family Histories and Post-Secondary Credentialing	3	(18)
Jane McEldowney Jensen
Ways in which Students Gain Access to University Discourses: The Intersection of the Academic Curriculum with Student Voices	21	(20)
Moragh Paxton
Pay as You Learn: The Effects of Part-time Paid Employment On Academic Performance	41	(20)
Catherine Watts
University, Employability and Employment	61	(28)
Josep M. Masjuan
Helena Troiano
PART II: TEACHING PRACTICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Expressive Practices in the Higher Education Classroom	89	(18)
Tom Phillips
The Marriage Analogy: Personal and Positional Relationships in PhD Supervision	107	(14)
Sara Delamont
Policy Driven Curriculum Restructuring: Academic Identities in Transition?	121	(24)
Rob Moore
PART III: ORGANIZING AND MANAGING HIGHER EDUCATION
Improving the Quality of Education: What Makes it Actually Work? A Case Study	145	(26)
Veerle Hulpiau
Kim Waeytens
Leading Change: African Conceptions of Leadership and Transformation in Higher Education in South Africa	171	(24)
David I. Bell
An Integral Part of the Local Community: Politicians' Perspectives on the Local University	195	(18)
Tony Potts
Index	213