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conducting institutional research in non campus based settings
expanding the understanding of the nature of institutional research this volume documents alternative ways that it is currently being carried out beyond the confines of a traditional campus based ir office . chapters show how institutional research is being conducted by public university system offices state higher education coordinating boards institutional affiliated research offices and higher education consultants . p chapter topics discussed include ol list style disc p margin left 60px developing a statewide student tracking toolthe role of consultants in institutional researchcollaborating on state level institutional research in new hampshire nh paperusing college board data to examine trends in new hampshires college bound studentsvirginia improves teaching and learning vital a comprehensive statewide data system for teacher qualityconfronting ambiguity anarchy and crisis in insitutional research using student unit record databases in extra institutional research . p because these entities often do not have ready access to campus specific data they must be creative in finding ways to obtain data and information that enable them to provide a value added function in the field . the chapter authors high light ways in which these offices acquire and use information for institutional research . p this is the 139th volume of the jossey bass quarterly report series new directions for institutional research . always timely and comprehensive new directions for institutional research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination information analysis program evaluation and institutional management .
paperback jossey bass 2008 isbn13 9780470412749 isbn10 0470412747
abridged n isbn 13 9780470412749 number in series 1 number of pages 122 publisher john wiley & sons inc release date 62135769600000 series title new directions for institutional research volume capacity 139