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Qualitative Methods In Higher Education Policy Analysis: Using Interviews And Document Analysis, Gregory T. Owen
Qualitative Methods In Higher Education Policy Analysis: Using Interviews And Document Analysis, Gregory T. Owen
The Qualitative Report
This article is the second of a short series of works designed to articulate the results and research approach I utilized in my study Analysis of Background Check Policy in Higher Education. This second article focuses on the research development, design, and overall approach I utilized in addressing my research question which aimed to examine the history and experiences of Georgia Institute of Technology’s adoption of background check policy. This was achieved through interviewing relevant constituents and analyzing all available/related official policy documents associated with Georgia Tech’s Pre-employment Background Check Policy and Program. In my research approach, my conceptual framework …
Evolution Of A Background Check Policy In Higher Education, Gregory T. Owen
Evolution Of A Background Check Policy In Higher Education, Gregory T. Owen
The Qualitative Report
This article is the first of a short series of works designed to articulate the results and research approach I utilized in my dissertation Analysis of Background Check Policy in Higher Education. Results of my literature review on this topic demonstrated that in the higher education environment, lack of agreement about background checks between campus community members, fueled by unresolved tensions between security and privacy, has led many universities to adopt a patchwork of fragmented background check policies. In response to these unresolved tensions, fragmented policies, and an overall lack of systematic studies of background check policy in higher education, …