Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education 1st Edition by Karen 3319711628 9783319711621

Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education 1st Edition Karen L. Webber (Eds.) – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 3319711628, 9783319711621

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 3319711628
• ISBN 13: 9783319711621
• Author: Karen

This book examines the relevant roles, skills and knowledge needed to build the institutional research capacity across the higher education sector globally. The information contained herein will inform IR practitioners, senior level institution officials, and higher education scholars. With a focus on building the capacity of the IR profession, this book’s primary audiences include senior leaders who wish to introduce or strengthen their understanding for effective decision support and staff members who are currently in decision support units and those who wish to serve in this capacity. However, this book also offers detail on the decision support function to higher education scholars who seek to better address how data can inform policy and planning in higher education

Table of contents:

Part I. The Context for IR and Decision Support in Today’s Higher Education

1. Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education: Considerations for Today and for Tomorrow

2. The Impact of Global Forces in Higher Education on the Development of Institutional Research

3. Conceptual Models for IR and Organizational Intelligence

4. The Need for and Value of Scholarship in Institutional Research

5. The Need for and Value of Data Governance

6. Let Me Paint You a Picture: Utilizing Visualizations to Make Data More Accessible

7. Uses and Misuses of Data

8. The Finance Conundrum for Higher Education

Part II. IR and Decision Support Around the World

9. Professional Development for the Institutional Research (IR) Professional: Institutional Research and Decision Support in the United States and Canada

10. A Focus on IR and Decision Support in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and The Netherlands

11. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Focus on Latin America

12. Building Capacity for Planning and Institutional Research – A View from Down Under

13. Building Capacity in Institutional Research in South Africa

14. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Middle East and North Africa

15. Professional Development for IR Professionals: Focus on IR and Decision Support in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan)

Part III. Advancing IR and Decision Support

16. The Future of IR and Decision Support: Ensuring a Seat at the Table

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