Abstract

Review of Jeroen Huisman and Malcolm Tight editors’ book: Theory and method in higher education research, volume 2, 2016. The book presents 12 chapters written by 14 authors from ten countries in three continents, demonstrating a collaborative working capacity in the field of higher education research. They link theory, method and methodologies in a clear and strong way.

Highlights

  • The chapters of the book Theory and method in higher education research contribute for building a solid Higher Education Research (HER) background by using theory in order to understand a particular social reality

  • Some of the articles explain the theory in use, while others arise more implicitly

  • A useful application of this validation framework is provided through a longitudinal study, which investigates the relationship between classroom questioning practices and teachers’ preferential teaching approaches (LOPES; PEDROSA-DE-JESUS; WATTS, 2016)

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Introduction

The chapters of the book Theory and method in higher education research contribute for building a solid Higher Education Research (HER) background by using theory in order to understand a particular social reality. For us and for the potential readers, the book is useful, because it provides a practical learning on how to align the theory, the method and the methodology

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