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Direct linkTrainer, James F. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2008
In this age of accountability, transparency, and accreditation, colleges and universities increasingly conduct comparative analyses and engage in benchmarking activities. Meant to inform institutional planning and decision making, comparative analyses and benchmarking are employed to let stakeholders know how an institution stacks up against its…
Descriptors: College Planning, Institutional Research, Comparative Analysis, Benchmarking
Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Higher Education, 2008
What is institutional research (IR)? One of the most widely definition of the institutional research is by Joe Saupe, who emphasized institutional research as a set of activities that support institutional planning, policy formation, and decision making. Institutional researchers and IR functions are embedded in the offices of strategic planning,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Schools of Education, Policy Formation, Institutional Research
Morrill, Richard L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1988
Center College of Kentucky's "central myth," or self-understanding, articulated strategically, became the basis for planning and decisions responsible for significant institutional achievement. (MLW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Collegiality, Decision Making
Davis-Van Atta, David L.; Carrier, Sam C. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1986
The agenda for institutional research as it supports the enrollment management function is discussed in terms of two divisions: student recruitment and retention. Stages in the college selection process are also described: inquiry, application, enrollment decision. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Choice, College Students
