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Peer reviewedFetterman, David M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Useful reference material and a list of professional associations are provided for the institutional researcher interested in qualitative research. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Sources, Institutional Research, Professional Associations
Peer reviewedFetterman, David M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1990
Ethnographic auditing combines concepts of ethnography, evaluation, and traditional auditing to evaluate university management. It is another tool in the institutional researcher's repertoire that enables the researcher to interpret cultural aspects of the organization to facilitate its academic mission. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFetterman, David M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Internal institutional auditing can improve effectiveness and efficiency and protect an institution's assets. Many of the concepts and techniques used to analyze higher education institutions are qualitative in nature and suited to institutional research, including fiscal, operational, data-processing, investigative, management consulting,…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), College Administration, College Libraries, Consultants
