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Data Entrepreneurship: A Necessary Mindset for Institutional Research Effectiveness
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Prewitt-Freilino, Polly A.; Rush, Nathan A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
Strong relationships with senior administrators, effective cross-campus collaboration, and efficient use of technology are central to impactful IR in small colleges.
Descriptors: Data, Information Utilization, Institutional Research, Partnerships in Education
A Multiperspective Analysis on Developing and Maintaining Trust in Senior Student Affairs Leadership
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Ruthkosky, Philip J. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
This study examines senior student affairs leadership through the diverse lenses of subordinates, administrative peers, presidents, and senior student affairs officers (SSAOs). Guided by an interpretive paradigm, a qualitative methodology was employed consisting of a six-case comparative analysis and grounded theory approach. The findings provide…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Leadership, Trust (Psychology), Comparative Analysis
An Evaluation of Student Retention Efforts at a Small College.
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O'Neil, Kathleen Kay – NASPA Journal, 1993
Surveyed college administrators, faculty, support staff, and students (total n=211) to assess retention efforts at small college. Found both differences and similarities among groups. Findings suggest that progress has been made in improving retention efforts. Results revealed that respondents did not always perceive close relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrators, College Faculty, College Students
The Specialized Program in the Small Liberal Arts College.
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Appleby, Doris; Carrillo, Elisa – Educational Research Quarterly, 1990
The opinions of 191 faculty members and program directors concerning specialized programs and their accreditation in small liberal arts colleges were obtained via administration of a 20-item Likert-type mail survey and site visits to 8 liberal arts colleges. Most respondents approved of current accreditation processes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty
Faculty Perceptions of Publication Expectations in the Small College Setting: Have the Rules Changed?
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Buzza, Bonnie Wilson – ACA Bulletin, 1990
Considers varying perceptions about the need for faculty to publish (and the influence of such publishing on tenure, promotion, and merit pay) held by faculty members and selected administrators on various small college campuses. (SR)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, Educational Research
Management Development in California Community Colleges: A Report of an ACCCA Management Development Institute Survey in 1979.
Wiedman, Phyllis L. – 1979
The Association of California Community College Administrators' Management Development Institute was established in 1977 to provide workshop consultants and services for professional development activities. In 1979, a survey was conducted to determine whether the needs of the colleges were being met. Of the 105 California community college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Colleges, Consultants
Junior and Community College Research, Texas, 1977-78. The Seventh Annual Report to the Texas Association of Junior and Community College Instructional Administrators.
Byrd, R. Eugene, Ed. – 1978
The first of three studies presented in this report investigated the role of the academic dean/dean of instruction as related to the effectiveness of educational leadership in junior colleges. Using the Educational Administrative Style Diagnosis Test and the Educational Administrative Appropriateness Test, 60 deans, representing 47 Texas community…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Community Colleges