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Download full textSwing, Randy L.; Jones, Darlena; Ross, Leah Ewing – Association for Institutional Research, 2016
A national survey of a professional field is an appropriate and logical undertaking for a professional membership association such as the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). The National Survey of Institutional Research Offices is the most comprehensive survey of offices of institutional research ever undertaken. The goal was to collect…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, National Surveys, Institutional Characteristics, Colleges
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Direct linkSwing, Randy L.; Ross, Leah Ewing – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2016
A new vision for institutional research is urgently needed if colleges and universities are to achieve their institutional missions, goals, and purposes. The authors advocate for a move away from the traditional service model of institutional research to an institutional research function via a federated network model or matrix network model. When…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Models, Postsecondary Education, Decision Making
Swing, Randy L. – Association for Institutional Research, 2016
The need for data-informed decisions is not limited to national policy, state systems, or senior leadership of postsecondary institutions. Decisions that impact the achievement of higher education missions are also made by students, faculty, frontline staff, and program administrators--all of who deserve data and information to support their…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Information Utilization, Higher Education, Data Collection
Lillibridge, Fred; Swing, Randy L.; Jones, Darlena; Ross, Leah Ewing – Association for Institutional Research, 2016
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is engaged in a variety of efforts to document the current state of institutional research. In 2012, the Association initiated a critically important effort to identify the tasks involved in the work of institutional research (IR) across all titles and variations represented in its membership. This…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Definitions, Leadership, Research Directors
