By Design: Planning Research on Higher Education

by Richard J. Light, John B. Willett, Judith D. Singer

Book Overview

Do students who work longer and harder learn more in college? Does joining a fraternity with a more academic flavor enhance a student's academic performance? When are the results from an innovation that is tried on one campus applicable to other campuses? How many students and faculty members must participate in a research project before findings are valid? Do students learn best when they study alone or in small groups? These are just some more than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674089316
• ISBN13: 9780674089310
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"