CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE: YOU CAN'T FIX BY ANALYSIS WHAT YOU BUNGLED BY DESIGN v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. CONTENTS xv
5. 1 Why Do Research on Higher Education? 1
6. 2 What Are Your Questions? 12
7. 3 What Groups Do You Want to Study? 41
8. 4 What Predictors Do You Want to Study? 71
9. 5 Compared to What? 101
10. 6 What Are Your Outcomes? 141
11. 7 How Can You Improve Your Measures? 161
12. 8 How Many People Should You Study? 186
13. 9 Should You Try It out on a Small Scale? 211
14. 10 Where Should You Go from Here? 231
15. References 245
16. Index 263