Reviews some themes and methods within qualitative research and makes the case for self-ethnography as an approach to study universities and other settings with which the researcher is highly familiar. Outlines advantages and disadvantages of this approach. (SLD)

Reports a phenomenographic interview study of 13 British engineering students which identified five conceptions of learning, including: (1) learning as memorizing definitions, equations, and procedures; (2) learning as applying equations and procedures; (3) learning as making sense of physical concepts and procedures; (4) learning as seeing…

Based on a qualitative study of 16 faculty of color at a private research university, this article argues that the construct of "service" cay be used to redefine oppressive structures to promote the success of racial minorities in the academy, as well as further social justice and contribute to the redefinition of the academy and the…

A qualitative, longitudinal study of community colleges, including four Canadian institutions, sought to (1) identify and analyze actual institutional behaviors as they adjust to the demands of globalization, and (2) examine the evolving development of the community college as a social institution by focusing on the actions and conditions leading…