This volume of Theory and Method in Higher Education Researchcontains analyses and discussions of, amongst others, topic modelling, geometric data analysis,creativity and playfulness, longitudinal network analysis, grounded theory methods and autonetnography.

Front Cover -- Theory and Method In Higher Education Research -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editorial Introduction -- Using the Sociology of Basil Bernstein in Higher Education Research -- Introduction -- 'Boundaries' -- Macro-, Meso- and Micro-Level Processes -- Giving Voice to Curriculum and Pedagogy -- Capturing Intersectionality -- Orientation to Issues of Equality and Social Justice? -- Concluding Remarks: Towards a Bernsteinian Approach -- References -- A Probabilistic Approach to Studies in Higher Education -- Introduction -- Foundations of Probabilistic Topic Models -- The Latent Dirichlet Allocation -- Examples and Best Practices: Case Studies -- An Example in the Social Sciences (Sociology) -- An Example in Higher Education (Leadership) -- An Example in Higher Education (International Students' Needs) -- Other Topic Model Applications Related to Higher Education -- Conclusion: Recommendations for the Use of These Methods -- References -- Refocusing Threshold Concepts: Surfacing and Attending to Student Misconceptions as a Necessary (and Safer) Form of Liminal... -- Introduction -- What Are Our Assumptions for Offering a Conceptual Change to Threshold Concepts? -- What Were Our Reflective Questions That Drove This Inquiry? -- The Notion of 'Student Misconception' -- Earlier Assumptions -- Current Contexts to Reimagine Threshold Concepts and Plan Educational Interventions -- Recent Research from the Learning Sciences -- Curriculum Examples That Illustrate Student Misconceptions in Learning -- Case Example 1: Multimedia and Multimodal Representations and Mis-Representations of Knowledge -- The Case for Students as Co-creators of Learning Resources -- Case Example 2: Embedding Indigenous Cultural Competence in Australian Curriculum -- The National Agenda to Improve Indigenous Participation and Completion Targets. Professional Development and Curriculum Designs Supporting Liminality, and Outcomes-based Reforms -- Conclusions -- References -- Creativity and Playfulness in Higher Education Research -- Introduction -- Delineating Higher Education Research -- Creativity and Playfulness in Higher Education -- Creativity and Playfulness in Practice -- Jennifer -- Nicole -- Critical Evaluation of Creative and Playful Methods in Higher Education Research -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Capturing Hybrid Institutional Logics in Higher Education: Qualitative Document Analysis as Methodological Approach -- Introduction -- Conceptualising Qualitative Document Analysis -- Uncovering Underlying Thought Processes -- Identifying (Perceived) Sources of Legitimacy -- Inferring External Constituents' Preferences -- Detecting the Balancing of Internal and External Perspectives -- Observing Change over Time -- Qualitatively Analysing Logics from Documents -- Research Context -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Concluding Remarks -- Theoretical Implications -- Methodological Considerations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Globalisation and Differentiation in Higher Education Systems -- Introduction: Globalisation and Differentiation -- Extending Conceptual Frameworks beyond State Borders -- Towards a Theoretical Framework -- Three Propositions -- Extending and Exploring the Hypotheses in the Context of Globalisation -- Additional Proposition on Autonomy -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Exploring the Complex Social Spaces of Higher Education: On the Uses and Challenges of Geometric Data Analysis and Topologi... -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background: Relational and Topological Perspectives in the Social Sciences -- Philosophical Underpinnings of Relational Social Sciences -- 'Topological' Analysis and Relational Research Strategies. Geometric Data Analysis -- GDA Data Analysis Strategies -- Construction of Social Spaces: GDA in Practical Application -- Case-Study: The Social Spaces of Freshmen Students -- Study Design -- Dataset -- First Steps of Analysis -- GDA Results and Interpretation -- Interpretation -- Classification -- Structuring Factor: Social Origin -- The Promises of Geometric Data Analysis -- References -- Methodological Tracks to Study Research Collaboration Networks in Higher Education -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framing -- Methodological Tracks -- Practical Application -- Reviewing and Discussing -- Looking Forward -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Protocol of Analysis of Collaboration Networks -- Case Study Protocol (International/National) 2017 -- International/National Context Worksheet -- Longitudinal Peer Network Data in Higher Education -- Introduction -- Friendships and Help-seeking in Small Groups of Students -- Selection and Influence Effects in Peer Networks -- Investigation of Longitudinal Social Networks in Small Groups -- Research Questions -- Boundary Specification -- Data Collection and Format -- Data Analysis -- Stochastic Actor-Based Models -- Example -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Casting the 'Net' in Autonetnography: Exploring the Potential for Analytic Autonetnography as an Emerging e-Research Method... -- Introduction -- Teaching Online -- Online Teacher Professional Development -- Autonetnography -- Theorising Analytic Autonetnography -- Engaging with Analytic Autonetnography -- Ethics -- Data Collection -- Data Interpretation and Analysis -- Reporting the Findings -- Defining Themes -- Evaluating Analytic Autonentnography -- Limitations of Analytic Autonetnography -- Recommendations for Future Analytic Autonetnographies -- Conclusion -- References. Practice-focused, Constructivist Grounded Theory Methodology in Higher Education Leadership Research -- Introduction -- Practice Theory in Higher Education Leadership/Management Research -- Constructivist Grounded Theory -- Constructing Authority in Academic Leadership/Management -- Using the Literature -- Coding -- Constructing the Elements of Practices -- Constructing Practices -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Benefits of a Practice-focused, Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach -- Illuminating Aspects of Practice Theory -- Limitations and Challenges -- In Conclusion -- References -- Human and Social Capital and Their Application in Higher Education Research -- Introduction -- Origins and Meaning -- Human Capital -- Social Capital -- Human and Social Capital (and Other Forms of Capital) Compared -- Application and Practice -- Human Capital -- Social Capital -- Human and Social Capital -- Issues and Critique -- Human Capital -- Social Capital -- Conclusions -- References -- The State of the Art of Higher Education Research on Flanders -- Introduction -- The Flemish Higher Education System -- Methodology -- Theme 1: System Governance -- Theme 2: Programme Supply -- Theme 3: Internationalisation -- Theme 4: Management -- Theme 5: Quality Assurance -- Theme 6: Funding -- Summary and Reflection -- References -- Index.