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Methodological diversity has enriched higher education research. One area about which little is known is the dynamics of multi-investigator multi-institutional projects. This paper examines what happens inside a large-scale, team-based research project with an emphasis on decision points related to methodology and reporting results. Systematically reflecting on the tensions that emerged during one effort can give license to other investigators to openly discuss and manage more productively the decisions and struggles in their research and avoid pitfalls that could compromise the research endeavor.
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Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April, 2004. Manuscript under review by Higher Education. This research was supported by Lumina Foundation and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College. The views reflected in this paper are the interpretations of the Project DEEP research team and do not necessarily reflect those of the granting agencies.
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Kinzie, J., Magolda, P., Kezar, A. et al. Methodological Challenges in Multi-Investigator Multi-Institutional Research in Higher Education. High Educ 54, 469–482 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9007-7
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