Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Education Policy, Penn Graduate School of Education
Faculty Affiliate, Penn Center for Africana Studies
Faculty Fellow, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California
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Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Expertise

Racism and Gender Disparities in Higher Education
Black Male College Access and Achievement
College Men and Masculinities
Undergraduate Student Development, Engagement and Outcomes

Honors & Awards

2010 NASPA Outstanding Contribution to Research Award
2008 Association for the Study of Higher Education Early Career Award
2008 National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics Excellence in Research Award
2006 ACPA Standing Committee for Men Scholar-in-Residence
2006 ACPA Annuit Coeptis Award for Early Career Contributions and Achievements
2005 ACPA Emerging Scholar Award
2003 NASPA Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award

Myths and misconceptions about using qualitative methods in assessment

Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
George D. Kuh, Ph.D., Indiana University

Abstract

Faulty assumptions explain, at least in part, why qualitative approaches are underused in institutional research. Some of the most complex assessment questions could be answered with greater clarity if these fallacies were explicated and dispelled.

Suggested Citation

Harper, S. R., & Kuh, G. D. (2007). Myths and misconceptions about using qualitative methods in assessment. In S. R. Harper & S. D. Museus (Eds.), Using qualitative methods in institutional assessment. New Directions for Institutional Research (No. 136, pp. 5-14). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Selected Works of Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.