Starting And Sustaining Meaningful Institutional Research At Small Colleges And Universities

Author : Narren J. Brown,Wei-Fang Lin,Gordon J. Hewitt,Ruth Vater
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119442554

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Starting and Sustaining Meaningful Institutional Research at Small Colleges and Universities by Narren J. Brown,Wei-Fang Lin,Gordon J. Hewitt,Ruth Vater Pdf

The focus of this volume is on the work of Institutional Researchers in a small college or university (SCUs) setting. At an SCU, the goal of the IR office is to balance the bureaucratic tendencies of data-driven decision making with the need for collegiality and collaboration. Drawing on numerous examples, it illustrates how IR professionals can leverage their positionality within the institution to design data flows to answer questions by serving as convergent thinkers, connecting disjointed systems and requests. This volume: identifies the challenges that small IR offices face reinforces the idea of collegiality as a defining feature of small IR offices discusses several principles for using data about teaching and learning explores the effects of low response rates in survey data and the effects of nonresponse bias demonstrates the importance of collaborative efforts in enacting change proposes a model of policy development focused on student success presents an effective model of SCU IR office development This is the 173rd volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Timely and comprehensive, New Directions for Institutional Research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management.

Author : Narren J. Brown,Wei-Fang Lin,Gordon J. Hewitt,Ruth Vater
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119442578

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Starting and Sustaining Meaningful Institutional Research at Small Colleges and Universities by Narren J. Brown,Wei-Fang Lin,Gordon J. Hewitt,Ruth Vater Pdf

The focus of this volume is on the work of Institutional Researchers in a small college or university (SCUs) setting. At an SCU, the goal of the IR office is to balance the bureaucratic tendencies of data-driven decision making with the need for collegiality and collaboration. Drawing on numerous examples, it illustrates how IR professionals can leverage their positionality within the institution to design data flows to answer questions by serving as convergent thinkers, connecting disjointed systems and requests. This volume: identifies the challenges that small IR offices face reinforces the idea of collegiality as a defining feature of small IR offices discusses several principles for using data about teaching and learning explores the effects of low response rates in survey data and the effects of nonresponse bias demonstrates the importance of collaborative efforts in enacting change proposes a model of policy development focused on student success presents an effective model of SCU IR office development This is the 173rd volume of this Jossey-Bass quarterly report series. Timely and comprehensive, New Directions for Institutional Research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management.

Author : Nicolas A. Valcik,Jeffrey Alan Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498711807

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Institutional Research Initiatives in Higher Education by Nicolas A. Valcik,Jeffrey Alan Johnson Pdf

American higher education faces a challenging environment. Decreasing state appropriations, rising costs, and tightening budgets have left American colleges and universities scrambling to achieve their missions with ever more limited resources. Campus leaders have therefore increasingly relied upon institutional research and strategic planning departments to make transparent and rational decisions and to promote good stewardship of critical but finite resources. Institutional Research Initiatives in Higher Education illustrates the wealth of institutional research activities occurring in American higher education. Featuring chapters by a prominent mix of authors representing community colleges, traditional undergraduate institutions, land grant institutions, research and flagship universities, and state agencies, this book provides numerous insights into the contemporary challenges, innovative programs, and best practices in institutional research. With contributors from a variety of regions and types of institutions, each chapter provides rigorous analysis of campus-based research activities in areas such as strategic planning, admissions and enrollment management, assessment and compliance, and financial planning and budgeting. Like the departments it studies, Institutional Research Initiatives in Higher Education is an invaluable resource for university administrators, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Author : Richard D. Howard,Gerald W. McLaughlin,William E. Knight
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118234518

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The Handbook of Institutional Research by Richard D. Howard,Gerald W. McLaughlin,William E. Knight Pdf

Institutional research is more relevant today than ever before as growing pressures for improved student learning and increased institutional accountability motivate higher education to effectively use ever-expanding data and information resources. As the most current and comprehensive volume on the topic, the Handbook describes the fundamental knowledge, techniques, and strategies that define institutional research. The book contains an overview of the profession and its history, examines how institutional research supports executive and academic leadership and governance, and discusses the varied ways data from federal, state, and campus sources are used by research professionals. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this important resource reviews the analytic tools, techniques, and methodologies used by institutional researchers in their professional practice and covers a wide range of topics such as: conducting institutional research; statistical applications; comparative analyses; quality control systems; measuring student, faculty, and staff opinions; and management activities designed to improve organizational effectiveness.

Author : Association for Institutional Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : MINN:31951000548131Z

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Research and Planning for Higher Education by Association for Institutional Research Pdf

Author : William E. Knight
Publisher : Ingram
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 1882393104

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The Primer for Institutional Research by William E. Knight Pdf

Author : Karen L. Webber,Angel J. Calderon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317694328

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Institutional Research and Planning in Higher Education by Karen L. Webber,Angel J. Calderon Pdf

Globalization, demographic shifts, increase in student enrollments, rapid technological transformation, and market-driven environments are altering the way higher education operates today. Institutional Research and Planning in Higher Education explores the impact of these changes on decision support and the nature of institutional research in higher education. Bringing together a diverse set of global contributors, this volume covers contemporary thinking on the practices of academic planning and its impact on key issues such as access, institutional accountability, quality assurance, educational policy priorities, and the development of higher education data systems.

Author : Aaron John Brumbaugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:B4281425

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Research Designed to Improve Institutions of Higher Learning by Aaron John Brumbaugh Pdf

Author : American Council on Education. Committee on Institutional Research Policy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Research
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030039356235

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Sponsored Research Policy of Colleges and Universities by American Council on Education. Committee on Institutional Research Policy Pdf

Author : Teresa Flannery
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421440347

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How to Market a University by Teresa Flannery Pdf

How to Market a University offers leaders and their CMOs the language, examples, and even questions they should discuss and answer in order to build or refine their marketing strategy.

Author : Jason E. Lane,M. Christopher Brown, II
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015063087434

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Unique Campus Contexts Insights for Research and Assessment by Jason E. Lane,M. Christopher Brown, II Pdf

This volume summarizes what we know about professional schools, transnational campuses, proprietary schools, religious institutions, and corporate universities. As the fabric of higher education becomes more complex and as students take advantage of these specialized educational environments, conducting meaningful and relevant research becomes a challenge. The volume authors argue for the importance of educational context and debunk the one-size-fits-all approach to assessment and evaluation. Each chapter examines the critical areas in need of attention and the implications for institutional research and outcomes assessment. Those approaching the challenge of research and policy analysis within this collage of diverse institutions and distinctive student populations will find this volume to be a valuable guide. This is the 124th issue of the quarterly report New Directions for Institutional Research.

Author : Paul Leroy Dressel
Publisher : San Francisco : Jossey-Bass
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015072133211

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Institutional Research in the University by Paul Leroy Dressel Pdf

Author : Daniel Seymour,Michael Bourgeois
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-03
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1979106746

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Institutional Effectiveness Fieldbook by Daniel Seymour,Michael Bourgeois Pdf

Institutional effectiveness (IE) is an emerging structural design in colleges and universities that is the antidote to its traditional loose-coupling where independence and autonomy lead to a lack of strategic intent. The focus is on "creating coherence" or developing an approach that leads to greater interdependency, greater coordination, and more information flow. The book begins with an explanation of IE and the environmental imperatives that suggest why it is critical to higher education. Systems thinking, organizational design, and model building are the core chapters followed by an extensive chapter on challenges to the IE imperative. Extensive case studies are used in each chapter as well as "Questions to Ask" sections. An expanded "Resources" appendix is useful for those who need to explore the cross-functional nature of institutional effectiveness at their institutions. This is the second book in a Fieldbook series. The first-Future College Fieldbook: Mission, Vision, and Values in Higher Education (2016)-is being used in strategic planning sessions and retreats to help institutions with the difficult job of direction-setting. The general approach to the series is to use strong research and disciplinary bases for the work and to also include a large number of current examples from different institutional types.

Author : 1959 Stanford Institute for College, University Administrators on Institutional Research, Stanford University
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Education
ISBN : 0598890254

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College Self-Study, Lectures on Institutional Research by 1959 Stanford Institute for College, University Administrators on Institutional Research, Stanford University Pdf

Author : Joe Lee Saupe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Research
ISBN : LCCN:83134085

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The Functions of Institutional Research by Joe Lee Saupe Pdf