Institutional Research and Planning in Higher Education: Global Context and Themes
18 March 2015
‘Globalization, demographic shifts, increase in student enrollments, rapid technological transformation, and market-driven environments are altering the way higher education operates today. Institutional Research and Planning in Higher Education explores the impact of these changes on decision support and the nature of institutional research in higher education. Bringing together a diverse set of global contributors, this volume covers contemporary thinking on the practices of academic planning and its impact on key issues such as access, institutional accountability, quality assurance, educational policy priorities, and the development of higher education data systems.’
Edited by Karen L Webber and Angel J Calderon, published by Routledge, 2015.
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138021433/
Enter the code IRK69 at the checkout for a 20% discount
Contents
Contents
Foreword – Randy L Swing
Preface
Section I : Institutional research in context
- Institutional Research, Planning and Decision Support in Higher Education Today – Angel Calderon & Karen L. Webber
- Institutional and Educational Research in Higher Education: Common Origins, Diverging Practices- Victor M. H. Borden & Karen L. Webber
- Trans-National IR Collaborations – Charles Matthies
Section II: National and regional context of institutional research
4. Institutional Research ahd Planning in Higher Education in the United States and Canada – Gerald W. McLaughlin, Richard D. Howard and Sandra Bramblett
5. Institutional Research in Europe: A View from the European Association for Institutional Research – Jeroen Huisman, Peter Hoekstra and Mantz Yorke
6. Decision Support Issues in Central and Eastern Europe – Manja Klemencic, Ninoslav Scukanec and Janja Komljenovic
7. Institutional Research in the UK and Ireland – Steve Woodfield
8. Strategic Planning and Institutional Research: The Case of Australia – Marian Mahat and Hamish Coates
9. Institutional Research in South Africa in the Service of Strategic and Academic Decision Support – Jan Botha
10. Institutional Research in Latin America – Mauricio Saavedra, María Pita-Carranza and Pablo Opazo
11. Institutional Research in Asia – Jang Wan Ko
12. Institutional Research and Planning in the Middle East – Diane Nauffal
Section III: Themes of institutional research practice
13. Business Intelligence as a Data –based Decision Support System and its Roles in Support of Institutional Research and Planning – Henry Y. Zheng
14. Strategic Planning in a Global University: Big challenges and Practical Responses – Julie Wells
15. In Light of Globalization, Massification, and Marketization: Some Considerations on the Uses of Data in Higher Education – Angel Calderon
16. Towards a Knowledge Footprint Framework: Initial Baby Steps – Anand Kulkarni, Angel Calderon & Amber Douglas
17. The Evolution of Institutional Research: Maturity Models of Institutional Research and Decision Support and Possible Directions for the Future – John Taylor
18. Eyes to the Future: Challenges Ahead for IR and Planning – Karen L Webber
Author biographies
Index
