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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
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Palola, Ernest G.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1971
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Faculty, Higher Education
National Council on Disability, 2006
This report compares actual performance with the projected levels of performance set out in National Council on Disability's (NCD) annual performance plan. The report shows a positive link between the allocated resources and NCD's performance. NCD's assessment review showed that it was successful in meeting its goals and achieving its intended…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Employment Opportunities, Disabilities, Educational Opportunities
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Gray, Maryann Jacobi; And Others – 1994
This study analyzed the 1990 census data to describe the immigrant populations in selected locations, and then conducted institutional case studies to learn about the impact of increasing immigration on higher education institutions and to understand how institutions are responding. The 20 case studies involved community colleges, comprehensive…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Higher Education
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Lynn, Laurence E., Jr., Ed. – Policy Analysis, 1975
A special issue of "Policy Analysis" on the HEW Mega-Proposal contains papers on restructuring all programs and policies of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Comments by Elliot Richardson about the origin and need for the Mega-Proposal preface an introduction by Laurence Lynn and John Seidl of the story of the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Governmental Structure
Brandt, Dennis M. – 1998
This paper reviews the history, the concept, the process, and several models of institutional effectiveness, focusing particularly on those using the Criteria for Accreditation of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It defines institutional effectiveness as an ongoing process that includes strategic planning, mission, goals,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Outcomes Assessment, Excellence in Education, Formative Evaluation
Krotseng, Marsha V. – 1997
This study sought to determine which sources of information were most often used by the West Virginia public higher education governing board, and to assess the sources' usefulness in examining major higher education policy issues. Data were based on a mailed survey that asked members of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia state college…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Decision Making, Governing Boards