| Description |
1 online resource (763 pages) |
| Contents |
The Handbook of Institutional Research; Copyright; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Exhibits; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Exhibits; Appendices; Preface; Overview and Organization of the Handbook; Handbook Development; Summary; References; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; List of Contributors; The Association for Institutional Research; Part 1: The History, Theory, and Practice of Institutional Research; 1: The History of Institutional Research; Early Beginnings of the Profession; College Self-Study; Surveys; Research Committees/Bureaus |
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Advocacy for Establishment of Institutional Research OfficesPractitioners Begin to Organize; National Institutional Research Forums; The Association for Institutional Research; Establishment of AIR Affiliated Regional, State, and Special Interest Groups; Establishment of AIR Affiliated International Groups; Alternative Views of IR: Research, Administrative Support, or Self-Study?; Interpreting and Providing Examples of IR to IR Practitioners; Interpreting IR to the Broader Higher Education Community; Adding Perspective: Some Key Sources; Concluding Note; References |
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2: The Structure and Functions of Institutional Research OfficesThe Organizational Characteristics of Institutional Research; The Evolution of IR; An Institutional Research Ecology; Measuring the Maturity of Institutional Research; Hierarchy of IR Tasks; The Characteristics of a Mature Profession: Does IR Enjoy These?; The Faces of Institutional Research; References; 3: Practicing Institutional Research; Standards of Professional Practice and Codes of Ethics in Institutional Research; Standards of Professional Practice; Codes of Ethics |
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Description, Synthesis, and Assessment of Skills Needed in Institutional ResearchTechnical and Analytical Intelligence; Issues Intelligence; Contextual Intelligence; An Assessment of the Profession's Skills and Intelligences; Acquiring Skills for Effective Institutional Research; Skills' Relation to Institution Types and IR Office Locations; Conclusion; References; 4: The Role of Institutional Research in International Universities; World-Class Universities; Universities Outside the United States; Regional Cooperation to Improve Higher Education; U.S. Institutions Functioning Abroad |
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International Universities Based on the U.S. ModelConclusion; References; 5: Out of the Box and Out of the Office: Institutional Research for Changing Times; Context for Innovation and Leadership; Individual Context; Navigating the Terrain; Organizational Skills; Cultural Skills; Interpersonal Skills and Leadership; Bringing It Together; Assessment; Strategic Planning; Accreditation; Curriculum Development; Synthesis; References; 6: Institutional Research and Collaborative Organizational Learning; The Uses and Limits of IR as a Decision-Support Activity |
| Summary |
Institutional research is more relevant today than ever before as growing pressures for improved student learning and increased institutional accountability motivate higher education to improve its ability to use ever-expanding data and information resources. Sponsored by the Association for Institutional Research, The Handbook of Institutional Research offers institutional researchers and all college and university administrators the most current and comprehensive overview of theory and practice in the field. Examining research as well as methodologies, tools, and techniques, the vol |
| Notes |
Defining OL and Understanding a Collaborative Approach |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Education, Higher -- Research.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McLaughlin, Gerald W
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Knight, William E
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| ISBN |
9781118220740 |
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1118220749 |
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