Realizing qualitative research in higher education / edited by Craig Prichard, Paul Trowler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prichard, Craig, 1962-

Trowler, Paul.

Series:

Cardiff papers in qualitative research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Research--Methodology.

Education, Higher.

Qualitative research.

Education, Higher--Research.

Physical Description:

xxii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]

Contents:

Part I Student Learning in Higher Education

1 Going to University: Family Histories and Post-Secondary Credentialing / Jane McEldowney Jensen 3

2 Ways in which Students Gain Access to University Discourses: The Intersection of the Academic Curriculum with Student Voices / Moragh Paxton 21

3 Pay as You Learn: The Effects of Part-time Paid Employment On Academic Performance / Catherine Watts 41

4 University, Employability and Employment / Josep M. Masjuan, Helena Troiano 61

Part II Teaching Practices in Higher Education

5 Expressive Practices in the Higher Education Classroom / Tom Phillips 89

6 The Marriage Analogy: Personal and Positional Relationships in PhD Supervision / Sara Delamont 107

7 Policy Driven Curriculum Restructuring: Academic Identities in Transition? / Rob Moore 121

Part III Organizing and Managing Higher Education

8 Improving the Quality of Education: What Makes it Actually Work? A Case Study / Veerle Hulpiau, Kim Waeytens 145

9 Leading Change: African Conceptions of Leadership and Transformation in Higher Education in South Africa / David I. Bell 171

10 An Integral Part of the Local Community: Politicians' Perspectives on the Local University / Tony Potts 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754632709

OCLC:

51306898