Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
Jeroen Huisman editor Malcolm Tight editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited
Published:1st Sep '17
Should be back in stock very soon
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research provides a forum specifically for higher education researchers to discuss issues of theory and method. This latest collection includes discussion of a variety of theories, including; complex systems theory, organisational identity, curriculum theory, knowledge management framework, evaluation-based decision-making, and the market-university. It also includes a number of chapters focused on methods, including mixed methods and virtual ethnography, as well as a chapter situated between theory and method on the network paradigm.
This latest volume presents a truly international approach with contributions from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Norway, Portugal, the U.K. and the U.S. to provide an important contribution to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education that will be relevant to researchers globally.
Researchers from Europe, North America, and Argentina offer 14 articles on theories and methods in higher education research. They address complex systems theory, organizational identity, curriculum theory, a knowledge management framework, evaluation-based decision making, the market-university, mixed methods, virtual ethnography, the network paradigm, disability identity, New Public Management and alternative theories, the sociology of professions, wise organizing, and informal learning in the workplace. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *
ISBN: 9781787432239
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288 pages