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Polinsky, Tracy L. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2003
Describes an institutional research office's establishment of an outcomes-oriented self-assessment model rooted in the college's mission and goals. Reports that the framework enables institutional research departments to evaluate their effectiveness, and more importantly, to use the results of self-assessment to plan future activities, thereby…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Institutional Evaluation

Fonte, Richard – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1993
Examines the limitations of traditional transfer rate indicators, suggesting that their use as measures of institutional effectiveness is inappropriate. Reviews methodologies of two national transfer rate models in terms of the importance of time frames for transfer, minimum credit hour thresholds, curriculum intent, and student intent. Recommends…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Institutional Research, Intention