ERIC Number: ED346779
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991-Nov
Pages: 295
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Institutional Research in a Changing Society. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research (18th, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 16-19, 1991).
Bauer, Karen, Ed.
This document contains formal papers, keynote speeches and selected panel presentations delivered at a conference that addressed the issues, responsibilities and challenges faced by institutional researchers now and in the future. Papers are as follows: "Attrition and C.I.R.P. Correlates of a Measure of Self-Confidence Regarding Transition into College" (Robert W. Baker); "An Information Infrastructure for Enrollment Management Tracking and Understanding Your Students" (Craig A. Clagett, Helen S. Kerr); "The Special Relationship and Higher Education: How the UK and USA Systems Might Learn More from Each Other" (Peter Davies, John Maguire); "Using Diverse Reference Points to Inform Decision Making" (Robert C. Froh); "Interdisciplinary Approach to Science Education" (Gin K. Gee, Marion Walker); "Management Tools for Faculty Salary Decisions: Comparisons and Simulations" (M. Patricia Gildea); "Public Accountability and Development (Remedial) Education" (Patricia N. Haeuser); "Increasing Institutional Research Effectiveness and Productivity: Findings from a National Survey" (Robin B. Huntington, Craig A. Clagett); "Re-Examining the Role of an Institutional Research Office in a Changing Technological, Fiscal, and Political Climate" (Jean Morlock Kibler); "Multi-method Design in Assessing Campus Culture" (Arthur Kramer); "Perceptions of College Experience and Goal Achievement among Nonpersisters and Graduates" (Deborah Lessne); "Development of an Information System for Tracking Transfer Students" (Judith A. McCarroll); "Why Do Some Students Choose To Work While Others Do Not?" (Yuko Mulugetta, Dennis Chavez); "Estimating Numbers of Students with Disabilities, Their Needs, and Ratings of Facilities and Services" (Marian N. Steinberg); "A Simple Computer Model for Prioritizing and Scheduling School Visits" (David R. Wier, Jr.); "Status, Role, Experience, and Credentials as Factors Influencing Salaries of Professional Academic Librarians" (Marie E. Zeglen); "Marketing Higher Education in a Changing Society: Reframing Our Questions for the 1990s" (Elizabeth G. Cook); "'Fantasies' and Forecasts for the Year 2010" (Peter Davies, Sherry H. Penney); and "Demand Driven Volunteer Institutional Research at a Small Liberal Arts University" (Ann Preston, Kathleen Murphy, Robert Murphy, Joan Biter, Carol Wittmeyer). Contains an index and members list. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Accountability, College Admission, College Environment, Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Conference Papers, Disabilities, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Enrollment, Higher Education, Information Systems, Institutional Evaluation, Institutional Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Meetings, Remedial Instruction, Science Education, Student Recruitment, Transfer Students, Undergraduate Study, Universities, Volunteers
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: North East Association for Institutional Research.
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