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Using qualitative methods in institutional assessment / Shaun R. Harper, Samuel D. Museus, editors.
Van Pelt Library LA227.3 .U854 2007
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LIBRA LA227.3 .U854 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New directions for institutional research ; 136.
- New directions for institutional research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--United States--Evaluation.
- Education, Higher.
- United States.
- Evaluation.
- Qualitative research.
- Physical Description:
- 98 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2007.
- Summary:
- This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research advocates the broad use of qualitative methods in assessment across American higher education: campus cultures, academic success and retention programs, student experiences and learning, and teaching effectiveness. The chapter authors suggest that responses to demands for increased accountability will be insufficient if researchers continue to rely almost exclusively on statistical analyses to assess institutional effectiveness. Instead, they recommend a variety of qualitative approaches that can produce rich and instructive data to guide institutional decision-making and action. In addition, they dispel common myths and misconceptions regarding the use of qualitative methods in assessment.
- Contents:
- 1 Myths and Misconceptions About Using Qualitative Methods in Assessment / Shaun R. Harper, George D. Kuh 5
- 2 Enhancing Institutional Assessment Efforts Through Qualitative Methods / Nancy Van Note Chism, Trudy W. Banta 15
- 3 Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Diverse Institutional Cultures / Samuel D. Museus 29
- 4 Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Academic Success and Retention Programs for Underrepresented Minority Students / Denise O'Neil Green 41
- 5 Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Student Trajectories and College Impact / Shaun R. Harper 55
- 6 Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Student Learning in Higher Education / Melissa Contreras-McGavin, Adrianna J. Kezar 69
- 7 Using Qualitative Methods to Assess Teaching Effectiveness / Lisa R. Lattuca, Jennifer M. Domagal-Goldman 81.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0470283610
- 9780470283615
- OCLC:
- 185536440
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