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Direct linkBrown, Narren J.; Hewitt, Gordon J.; Lin, Wei-Fang; Vater, Ruth – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This concluding chapter discusses the main challenges currently facing institutional research at small- and medium-sized colleges and describes how the field may evolve.
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Faculty Development, Educational Development, Educational Trends
Palucki Blake, Laura – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter discusses principles that support using data about teaching and learning and offers several strategies particularly well suited for use by institutional researchers at small colleges in helping faculty, staff, and administrators use data on student learning for improvement.
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Educational Principles, Institutional Research, Small Colleges
Rachford, Jennifer L.; Brown, Travis M.; Sambolin, Hector L., Jr.; Seligman, Lenny – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter demonstrates the complexity of pedagogical and curricular change as it unfolds through several overlapping phases of increasingly coordinated reflection and action around STEM initiatives at Pomona College. It argues for a networked model of research and practice, drawing on theory and lessons from improvement science and highlighting…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Institutional Research, Systems Development, STEM Education
Peer reviewedGreen, Janice S. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1990
Bradford College (Massachusetts), a small liberal arts college, used creative planning to revitalize the institution despite fiscal constraints. Decisions and actions since 1981 are reviewed in terms of first steps (revitalizing faculty affairs), finding a new president, reorganizing the curriculum, planning noncurricular changes, and developing…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Higher Education
