Doctoral Research into Higher Education: Making theory work - Couverture souple

Trowler, Prof Paul Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1500680133 ISBN 13 : 9781500680138

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

This short book is around 25 pages or 9,000 words long. It offers a concise overview of the issue of using theory in doctoral research; of putting theory to work. The book gives an overview on the nature of theory as seen from different perspectives. It provides an example of one theoretical strand, social practice theory, and how it might be deployed in research into higher education. The book also offers several examples of theory use in successful doctorates as well as pointing to some useful resources for thinking about theory when doing a doctorate. Like other books in this series, Doctoral Research into Higher Education, it warns of the kinds of mistakes that are sometimes made by doctoral students and others. Prof. Paul Trowler is Director of Research for the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK, and for the here@lancaster research centre there, which specialises in research and evaluation in higher education contexts. He has supervised many PhDs to successful completion and teaches on doctoral programmes offered by the Department. His Amazon profile is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B001HQ35TY Chapters: 1. The nature of theory What theory can do Social reconstructionist theory What theory is for 2. Making theory work 3. Seven deadly (and not-so-deadly) sins in deploying theory 4. Social practice theory and the study of change in HE SPT applied 5. Examples of theory use in doctorates 6. References and resources References Resources

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Paul Trowler is Professor in Higher Education, Lancaster University and Research Director of here@Lancaster (the higher education research and evaluation centre there). He has research interests which include: enhancing student engagement; academic 'tribes' and their disciplinary territories; planning and managing change in universities; the implementation of planned change particularly related to the enhancement of the curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment; higher education policy-making and environmental change; cultures in universities; and approaches to evaluation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1500680133
• ISBN 13: 9781500680138
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 39
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible