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History of U.S. Higher Education - Methods for Understanding the Past

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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The first volume in the Core Concepts of Higher Education series, The History of U.S. Higher Education: Methods for Understanding the Past is a unique research methods textbook that provides students with an understanding of the processes that historians use when conducting their own research. Written primarily for graduate students in higher education programs, this book explores critical methodological issues in the history of American higher education, including race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chapters include: Reflective Exercises that combine theory and practiceResearch Method TipsFurther Reading Suggestions. Leading historians and those at the forefront of new research explain how historical literature is discovered and written, and provide readers with the methodological approaches to conduct historical higher education research of their own.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-05-19
Mått178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCore Concepts in Higher Education
Antal sidor240
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415873642

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Introduction, Marybeth GasmanSection I. Methodological Approaches 1. "Within These Walls": Reading and Writing Institutional Histories, Darryl L. Peterkin2. Oral History … As Scholarship, Katherine Chaddock3. Autobiography and Biographical Research in Higher Education, Wayne Urban4. "No Food, No Drinks, Pencil Only": Conducting and Interpreting Archival Research, Jordan R. Humphrey5. The Literature Review as Scholarship: Using Critical Reviews and Historiography, Linda EisenmannSection II. Using a New Historical Lens 6. Horizontal History and Higher Education, John R. Thelin7. Photographs as Primary Sources, Michael Bieze8. Quantification and Cognitive History: Applying Social Science Theory and Method to Historical Data, Jane Robbins9. Life History and Voice: On Standpoints and Reflexivity, William G. TierneySection III. Critical Examinations of Special Issues 10. "Poor" Research: Historiographical Challenges When Socio-Economic Status is the Unit of Analysis, Jana Nidiffer11. Where is Your "Home"? Writing the History of Asian Americans in Higher Education, Sharon S. Lee12. Beyond Black & White: Researching the History of Latinos in American Higher Education, Christopher Tudico13. Writing through the Past: Federal Higher Education Policy, Philo Hutcheson14. The Challenge of Writing the South, Amy E. Wells-DolanEpilogue. A Note about Footnotes, Jane Robbins