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Theory and method in higher education research. Vol. 1 [electronic resource]

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Higher education research is a developing field internationally, which is attracting more and more researchers from a great variety of disciplinary backgrounds within and beyond higher education institutions. As such, it is an arena within which a wide range of theories, methods and methodologies is being applied. Theory and method in higher education research I contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education.

العنوان Theory and method in higher education research. Vol. 1 [electronic resource] / edited by Jeroen Huisman, Malcolm Tight.
الطبعة First edition.
الناشر Bingley, England : Emerald
تاريخ الإصدار 2015
ملاحظات Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
رقم الرف Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Contributors
Editorial Introduction
The Use of Institutional Theory in Higher Education Research
Abstract
Introduction
Overview of the Development of Institutional Theory in Organisation Studies
Old Institutionalism and New Institutionalism
New Directions in Institutional Theory
Old and New Institutionalism Combined
Institutional Entrepreneurship and Institutional Work
Institutional Logics
Methodology
Journal and Article Selection
Description of the Data
What Theoretical Insights of Institutional Theory Are Applied to What Kinds of Higher Education Issues?Combining Institutional Theory and Other Organisational Theories
Gaps and Tendencies in Institutional Analysis in Higher Education Research
Concluding Discussions: Where Do We Go from Here?
References
The Role of Political and Policy Studies in Higher Education Policy Research
The Enduring Role of Politics and Policy in Higher Education
Situating Politics and Policy Analysis in Higher Education Research
Policy Networks
Neo-Institutionalism
Principal-Agent TheoryConclusion
Evaluative Research in Higher Education Policy Analysis
The Policy Context Embodied in the QEF
Evaluative Research Based on Social Practice Theory
Method: The Situated Experience of Policy
The Nature of Situated Experience of Policy as Research Output
Developmental Evaluative Practice: Foregrounding Use and Usability
Concluding Comments
Event History Analysis: A Primer for Higher Education Researchers
Efficiency in Higher Education: Requirements, Theory, Methods and Decision Areas
AbstractIntroduction
Theoretical Framework
Method Overview
Examples of Applications
Standard DEA Calculation for Universities
Malmquist Index DEA Calculation for Longitudinal Analysis
Implications and Decision Areas
Acknowledgments
Three Methods, Four Different Outcomes! How to Test the Reliability and Validity of a Graduate Survey Competence Scale
Churchill's Paradigm
Theoretical Content Validity
Statistical Reliability
Background to the Study: Previous Steps in Developing the Teacher Competence Scale
Statistical Reliability - Referring to the Scale or the Method Employed?Results for Cronbach's Alpha
Results for PCA
Results for CFA
Theoretical Validity?
Summary and Discussion
NOTE
The Change Laboratory in Higher Education: Research-Intervention using Activity Theory
Theory
Origin of the Underlying Theory
Vygotsky's Approach to Psychology
Understanding Collective Activity
Expansive Learning and Systemic Contradictions
Designing a Change Laboratory Sequence
Designing Particular Tasks
Application
Adoption and Use
Contradictions and Outcomes
سلسلة Theory and method in higher education research, 2056-3752 Volume 1
الشكل 1 online resource (346 p.)
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رقم النظام 997010719605605171
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