Terrell L. Strayhorn

Theoretical Frameworks in College Student Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers those who engage in college student research a framework, tool, or guide for understanding the role that theory plays in research. It is organized around five major questions which address the essence of theory, central tenants and concepts of prevailing theories, and insights for future research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9780761860891
• ISBN-10: 0761860894
• Artikelnr.: 37185040

Autorenporträt

Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn is associate professor of higher education in the School of Educational Policy and Leadership within the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. He serves as senior research associate in the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, faculty affiliate in the Todd A. Bell National Resource Center for African American Males, and holds joint appointments in the department of Africana studies, sexuality studies, and engineering education within the College of Arts & Sciences. He is also director/founder of the Center for Higher Education Research & Policy (CHERP). He earned a PhD in higher education from Virginia Tech, a MEd in educational policy from the University of Virginia, and a BA in music and religious studies from the University of Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Studying Student Drop
Out: Using Theory as a Guiding Framework 3 Choosing Frameworks, Choosing
Colleges 4 Understanding Challenges, Seeing Supports: Using Sanford's
Theory with Black Males 5 College Impact Theory and Academic Achievement of
First-Generation Students 6 Sentido de Pertenencia: Interrogating Sense of
Belonging for Latino College Students 7 Theoretical Frameworks in College
Student Research: Conclusions References About The Author Index