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Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education

Edited by Karen Webber from the University of Georgia, published by Springer, 2018.

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  • Introduces strategies to increase IR professionals’ knowledge and skills through professional development
  • Addresses the need to increase senior leaders’ awareness of the value of IR in decision making
  • Connects Terenzini’s Tiers of Organizational Intelligence to strategies for building the capacity of IR
  • High interest for senior leaders in colleges and universities, as well as IR practitioners

This book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge, needed to build the institutional research (IR) capacity across the higher education sector globally. With a focus on building the capacity of the IR profession, this book’s primary audiences include senior leaders who wish to introduce or strengthen their understanding for effective decision support, and staff members who are currently in decision support units and those who wish to serve in this capacity.

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Contents

  1. Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education: Considerations for Today and for Tomorrow – Webber, Karen L.
  2. The Impact of Global Forces in Higher Education on the Development of Institutional Research – Botha, Jan
  3. Conceptual Models for IR and Organizational Intelligence – Knight, William E.
  4. The Need for and Value of Scholarship in Institutional Research – Borden, Victor M. H.
  5. The Need for and Value of Data Governance – Briner, Kelly (et al.)
  6. Uses and Misuses of Data – Mathies, Charles
  7. The Finance Conundrum for Higher Education – Hillman, Nicholas (et al.)
  8. Professional Development for the Institutional Research (IR) Professional: Institutional Research and Decision Support in the United States and Canada – Bramblett, Sandra (et al.)
  9. A Focus on IR and Decision Support in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and The Netherlands – Williams, James (et al.)
  10. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Focus on Latin America – Pita Carranza, María
  11. Building Capacity for Planning and Institutional Research – A View from Down Under – Calderon, Angel J.
  12. Building Capacity in Institutional Research in South Africa – Chetty, Yuraisha (et al.)
  13. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Middle East and North Africa – Cinali, Gina
  14. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Focus on IR and Decision Support in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan) – Lin, Ching-Hui (et al.)
  15. The Future of IR and Decision Support: Ensuring a Seat at the Table – Webber, Karen L.

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