“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
Introduction to Part II As many institutional researchers and researchers of higher education know, Francis E. Rourke and Glenn E Brooks asserted, in their work on the managerial revolution in higher education, “Institutional research lies as the heart of the trend toward the use of modern management techniques in higherContinue Reading
Origin of Institutional Research and the Administration of the Work Having already endeavored to estimate the necessary expenditures on institutional research functions that the typical U.S. college or university spends – $1,000,000 per year, largely out of the base need for compliance with governmental or accreditation policies – a fewContinue Reading
