Description - The Handbook of Institutional Research by Richard D. Howard
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.
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