1st Edition
Conducting High-Quality Longitudinal Studies of College Students Considerations for Design, Analysis, and Interpretation
1. Conducting Longitudinal Studies of College Students: Affordances, Limitations, Challenges, and Strategies
Kristen A. Renn and David J. Nguyen
2. Design Consideration for Developing a Longitudinal Research Project
Vasti Torres
3. Theoretical Considerations in Longitudinal Research with College Students
Robert D. Reason and Ronald E. Hallett
4. Being a Solo Scholar on a Longitudinal Study
Rosemary J. Perez
5. Managing a Healthy, Productive Longitudinal Research Team
Jodi L. Linley
6. Imagining Engagement as…: Strategies for Building and Maintaining Participant Engagement
CG C. Gobuyan, Moira Ozias, and Z Nicolazzo
7. Organizing Strategies for Analyzing Large-Scale Longitudinal Study Data
Zoë B. Corwin, Joseph Kitchen, Ralitsa Todorova, and Christine Rocha
8. Ethical Considerations for Analysis and Interpretation during Longitudinal Studies
Daniel Tillapaugh
9. Researching Development: Insights from the Wabash National Study
Patricia M. King
10. Writing Analyses from Longitudinal Research Data: An Illustrative Account from the Queer Students of Color in STEM Project
Luis A. Leyva, Megumi Asada, Nicollette D. Mitchell, and Elsie Kindall
11. Sustaining Longitudinal Research Projects: Securing Financial Resources Over Time Antonio Duran
12. Project Management: Considerations for Organizing and Executing Longitudinal Research
Brandon R. G. Smith
13. Managing Data across Multiple Generations of Researchers
Olivia C. Copeland, Nicholas Stroup, and David J. Nguyen
14. How to Wind Down Longitudinal Research Projects
Carli Rosati and Chelsea E. Noble
Biography
David J. Nguyen is a Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio University, USA.
Kristen A. Renn is a Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University, USA.






