The Handbook of Institutional Research

by Richard D. Howard, Gerald W. McLaughlin, William E. Knight

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.

Genres: Education

727 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive volume and user-manual for the Institutional Researcher. The chapters are collected from a number of different authors and offer a variety of lenses through which to view the role of the Institutional Research and the Institutional Research Office(s).