Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education
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Beschreibung
This book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge needed to build the institutional research capacity across the higher education sector globally. The information contained herein will inform IR practitioners, senior level institution officials, and higher education scholars. 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. However, this book also offers detail on the decision support function to higher education scholars who seek to better address how data can inform policy and planning in higher education. Through a broad discussion about the roles and skills of the practitioners, this book will also enumerate the ways in which decision support practitioners can be valued contributors in shaping the future decisions anddirection of specific institutions and higher education broadly.
This book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge needed to build the institutional research capacity across the higher education sector globally. The information contained herein will inform IR practitioners, senior level institution officials, and higher education scholars. 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. However, this book also offers detail on the decision support function to higher education scholars who seek to better address how data can inform policy and planning in higher education. Through a broad discussion about the roles and skills of the practitioners, this book will also enumerate the ways in which decision support practitioners can be valued contributors in shaping the future decisionsand direction of specific institutions and higher education broadly.
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
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Karen L. Webber
Themen in »Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education«
IR Institutional Research in Higher Education IR impact on Higher Education Challenges of IR units within Higher Education Building capacity of Institutional Research IR decision support activities Terenzini's Tiers of Organizational Intelligence