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As of May 31, 2018, Outsourcing Student Success is #1 in the Education Theory > Research category and #3 in Higher & Continuing Education on the Kindle Store free edition lists.
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Written for a popular audience, this historical account of the 100-year history of institutional research is told within the context of the recent trend to outsource student success initiatives and analytics to third-party data science vendors. The book examines the origins of institutional research in a movement to apply scientific principles to the study of higher education, then critically reviews the scholarship and policies that led to the field’s subsequent stagnation during the past fifty years. The narrative delivers a cautionary tale for those carrying forward the mantle of higher education reform and reveals to policymakers, administrators, faculty, students, and families the reasons why the data that institutions collect, analyze, and publicize have not advanced college student success adequately.
In March 2018, Midwest Book Review reviewed Outsourcing Student Success for the Education Shelf of its Small Press Bookwatch:
Critique: Exceptionally well written, deftly organized, accessibly presented, impressively informed and informative, “Outsourcing Student Success: The History of Institutional Research and the Future of Higher Education” is a unique, extraordinary and insightful study that should be a part of every college and university library Contemporary Education collection and supplemental studies lists.
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