Theory and Method in Higher Education Research.
This volume of Theory and Method in Higher Education Research contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
2016.
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Colección: | Theory and method in higher education research.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Theory and Method in Higher Education Research; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Introduction; The Old Questions Are the Best: Striving against Invalidity in Qualitative Research; Introduction; Validity in Qualitative Research; The Five-Part Three-Stage Validation Framework; Context Validation; Theory-Based Validation; Response Validation; Criterion-Related Validation; Consequential Validation; An Exemplar Study: Academics' Teaching Conceptions and Practices; The "Validity" of This Research Case-Study of University Teaching; Context-Based Validation.
- Theory-Based ValidationResponse Validation; Translation of the Original ATI from English into Portuguese; Use of the Portuguese ATI; Development and Use of a Teacher Questioning Categorization System; Discussion of the Question-Categorization System with a Panel of Seven Judges; Discussion of the Categorization System with Four Teachers Who Constitute the Research Case of the Investigation (Main Informants); Criterion-Related Validation; Consequential Validation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
- Using Grounded Theory to Discover Threshold Concepts in Transformative Learning ExperiencesIntroduction; What Threshold Concepts Are; What Threshold Concepts Are Not; Why Explore Threshold Concepts? And How to Do So?; Grounded Theory Methods; Grounded Theory and Threshold Concept Research; Grounded Theory Overview; Constructivist Grounded Theory; Processes and Stages in Grounded Theory; Case Illustration; Choosing the Participants; Protocols for Data Collection; Stages in Data Analysis; Key Takeaways; Discussion; Positioning the Literature Review; Themes versus Categories.
- Researcher-as-Observer, Participant, and Analytical InstrumentSummary of Recommendations: Five Factors in Research Design; Conclusion; References; Methods for Assessing Competences in Higher Education: A Comparative Review; Need for Competence Assessment; Definition and Approaches for Measuring Competences; Assessment Approaches; Self-Report of Competences; Job Requirement Approach; Student Engagement Approach; Achievement Tests; Role Plays; Conclusion; Definition of Competence; Direct and Indirect Assessment; Added Value; Effort in Development and Application; Students' Motivation.