Standing Next to a Mountain Vox recently published a piece in its Business and Finance section speculating on the conditions in which “online instruction could begin to overtake traditional higher education” from the perspective of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in 2030. Alexander Holt, a policy analyst with the EducationContinue Reading
Of Advocates and Entrepreneurs Michael B. Horn, “a top proponent of higher-ed disruption,” stepped down from his position as director at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Clayten Christensen Institute, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on October 12. In a blog post announcing his decision, Horn indicated his intention to “work onContinue Reading
“Search for a Paradigm” draws to a conclusion a series of essays on the state of higher education and scholarship on institutional research that shape the mission and values of Historia|Research. As a more concise statement of the argument, and to suggest a reading order as an alternative to theContinue Reading
Introduction In one respect, institutional researchers have begun the process of reorganization to reshape the profession in a fashion that is more consistent with its roots in the practices of social science. The Association for Higher Education Effectiveness (AHEE) advocates for an integrated institutional effectiveness office that encompasses areas thatContinue Reading
Introduction Even if offices of institutional effectiveness and planning have the resources and the portfolio of institutional research to contribute to scientific research in education, the resources and research must be organized by structures that guide the agenda, inform funding decisions, and monitor the advancement of the work (Design PrincipleContinue Reading
