By Design / / Richard J. LIGHT, Judith D. Singer, John B. Willett.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
• VerfasserIn: LIGHT, Richard J.,; Singer, Judith D.,; Willett, John B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; PREFACE: YOU CAN'T FIX BY ANALYSIS WHAT YOU BUNGLED BY DESIGN --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; CONTENTS --; 1 Why Do Research on Higher Education? --; 2 What Are Your Questions? --; 3 What Groups Do You Want to Study? --; 4 What Predictors Do You Want to Study? --; 5 Compared to What? --; 6 What Are Your Outcomes? --; 7 How Can You Improve Your Measures? --; 8 How Many People Should You Study? --; 9 Should You Try It out on a Small Scale? --; 10 Where Should You Go from Here? --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674040267; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674040267
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Richard J. LIGHT, Judith D. Singer, John B. Willett.

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? These are just some more than fifty examples that Richard Light Judith Singer and John Willett explore in By Design, a lively nontechnical sourcebook for learning about colleges and universities.