ERIC Number: ED606404
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 5
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Data and Analytics for Student Success: A Focus on Collaboration between Institutional Research, Student Affairs, and Information Technology
Association for Institutional Research
Higher education institutions in the United States have collected and analyzed data for decades. From mandatory reporting for state and federal compliance to ad hoc reporting for internal and external stakeholders, there are myriad business purposes for which administrators, staff, and faculty routinely gather data. As more colleges and universities have focused their strategic planning on improving student outcomes and invested in student success initiatives, it has become critical for functional units, departments, and divisions to develop and execute cross-functional data strategies. Among key stakeholders, institutional research (IR), student affairs, and information technology (IT) are well positioned to spearhead student success initiatives by expanding their relationships to include more data sharing, analysis, and decision making. Together, these functions are prioritizing the importance of measuring student outcomes and advocating for use of appropriate student data, especially qualitative data, to enhance student success. More details about the findings and recommendations of this research are available in the report "Institutions' Use of Data and Analytics for Student Success: Results from a National Landscape Analysis" (ED588396).
Descriptors: Colleges, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Success, Student Personnel Workers, Researchers, Information Technology, School Personnel, Data Use, Institutional Research, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making, Participative Decision Making, Professional Development
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; Association for Institutional Research (AIR); EDUCAUSE
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