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Peer reviewedEwell, Peter T. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
Before communicating any information, institutional researchers should answer four diagnostic questions: Who's asking? What for? What's the proper medium? What happens next? (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedEwell, Peter T. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
Information use can be defined in many ways depending on a variety of organizational, personal, and presentational factors. The experience of evaluation researchers provides some guides for practice. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEwell, Peter T.; Jones, Dennis P. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1994
The development of institutional performance indicators in higher education is viewed as part of a broader approach to management information and decision making. The experience of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems in developing useful information from raw data, selecting appropriate performance indicators, and applying…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, Decision Making
