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Peer reviewedHollowell, David E.; Schiavelli, Melvyn D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2000
Two senior administrators at the University of Delaware discuss the types of cost data that are ultimately useful for decision making and policy development. Describes the data collection format and provides examples of departmental workload verification data and departmental expenditures by object and function. Explains use of comparative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases, Decision Making
Peer reviewedRose, Homer C., Jr.; Hample, Stephen R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1981
Lessons and strategies for the institutional researcher dealing with faculty reduction are reviewed: developing a database; defining circumstances necessary for retrenchment; developing policies regarding participation and program discontinuance; examining alternatives; reviewing role and mission statements, legal standards and procedures;…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Planning, College Role
Peer reviewedPorter, John D.; Barberini, Paul G. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
Institutional researchers and student financial aid officers can collaborate to construct the longitudinal data files needed to study students persistence and recommend persistence policy. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cooperation, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFenske, Robert H.; Dillon, Kathryn A.; Porter, John D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1997
Argues that shifts in government policies can produce unintended consequences for needy students and the institutions they attend, and illustrates how campus units can cooperate to examine the impact of these changes through creation of longitudinal databases and data warehousing techniques. Describes the approach used and results of a study at…
Descriptors: College Planning, Databases, Economic Impact, Federal Aid
