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Conducting Qualitative Research on and with College Students

Practical Considerations and Examples

Antonio Duran author Zak Foste author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:17th Sep '24

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As the demographics of college students in the United States continue to shift, researchers increasingly design studies that offer insight into students enrolled in higher and postsecondary education institutions.

This timely book addresses the challenges in appropriately engaging these students in research and how to develop scholarship featuring college student populations. Featuring tangible examples and strategies, this text breaks down the central tensions and opportunities that exist when designing qualitative studies that center college students and their development, experiences, and success. Chapters cover topics such as the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research, study design, methodological approaches, data methods, issues of positionality, data analysis, trustworthiness, and writing up students’ stories.

Scholars and practitioners at all career levels will benefit from the chapters describing key considerations that scholars must make when doing research with college students in the contemporary context. Discussing both traditional as well as more contemporary and critical approaches to qualitative research, this book helps students, faculty, and researchers grapple with key considerations of doing research with and on college students in the contemporary context, as well as with tangible ideas of how to better reach the college students that are enrolling in their institutions.

‘Drs. Duran and Foste offer the field a much-needed resource for teaching, learning, and doing qualitative research, as they say, “on and with” students in higher education. Designed with novice researchers in mind but also speaking to experienced scholars, this book addresses the considerations, challenges, rewards, and even joys of conducting high-quality qualitative studies that can inform postsecondary practice, policy, and theory. It will be my go-to book when working with research teams studying college students.’

Kristen A. Renn, Michigan State University, USA.

‘This text is a must-have guide that helps its readers—researchers and scholars across status and identity—critically reflect on the why and how we conduct the work of qualitative inquiry with college students. Duran and Foste beautifully narrate the reflexive and iterative decision- and meaning-making processes we should engage before and as part of doing qualitative research.’

Christa J. Porter, Kent State University, USA.

‘Conducting Qualitative Research on and with College Students should be required reading in every higher education program. The authors distill methodological texts, synthesize contemporary higher education research, and offer practical examples of how to do qualitative research on college students. And they do this in an accessible, engaging manner. It's a book I wish I had as a student but am happy to have as an instructor. Duran and Foste have offered a gift to the field of higher education.’

Antar A. Tichavakunda,University of California Santa Barbara, USA.

ISBN: 9781032656052

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 390g

196 pages