New technologies have revolutionized survey research processes and how researchers and institutions of higher education college gain information from subjects. At the same time, it seems that increasing demands for accountability are forcing colleges and universities to conduct more high-quality surveys to gauge institutional effectiveness. In addition to affecting survey implementation, new technologies have improved the researcher's ability to conduct effective analyses of survey data. Data analytic software continues to become more flexible and new hardware allows greater speed and...
New technologies have revolutionized survey research processes and how researchers and institutions of higher education college gain information from ...
In a global economy, higher education increasingly is being asked to address workforce development needs. This is a relatively new agenda for institutional research, but one that can play directly to the skills that many institutional researchers possess and those that can be quickly developed. This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research assembles both the conceptual underpinnings of workforce development from an international perspective and provides practical information that can provide a foundation for institutional researchers to become more deeply engaged with their...
In a global economy, higher education increasingly is being asked to address workforce development needs. This is a relatively new agenda for institut...
This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research proposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR) that attempt to break down barriers to academic success, particularly focusing on minority students, working students, and others in nontraditional circumstances.
The chapters in this volume review prior research on best practices as well as evaluations of retention programs and persistence by students of color, then go on to propose and test new approaches to assessment, action research, action inquiry, and evaluation. Lessons learned from this volume should...
This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research proposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR) that attempt to break...
This volume challenges quantitative researchers to become more critical. By providing examples from the work of several prominent researchers, and by offering concrete recommendations, the editor and authors deliver messages that are likely to cause many educational researchers to reexamine their own work.
Traditional quantitative research tends to be probabilistic, and often mass the experiences of many subgroups in the population. Most models, framesworks, and findings that appy to the majority of students and faculty may not adequately apply to important subpopulations as defined by...
This volume challenges quantitative researchers to become more critical. By providing examples from the work of several prominent researchers, and by ...
A source of fresh insights into the status of racial minorities in STEM and the drivers determining minority student success
This volume in the acclaimed New Directions for Institutional Success provides answers to some of the most pressing questions regarding racial and ethnic minorities in STEM education. Featuring contributions from educators representing the gamut of institutions of higher learning, from large research universities to community colleges, it delves into the latest research into the factors determining racial minority student success in STEM...
A source of fresh insights into the status of racial minorities in STEM and the drivers determining minority student success
An in-depth look at one of a valuable tools for assessing student learning outcomes
Longitudinal assessments, in which researchers track the experiences of individual students over a predetermined period of time, are powerful tools for measuring college student learning outcomes and for institutional planning, policy, and program design. This volume in the critically acclaimed New Directions for Institutional Research comprises contributions from leading experts in the field from institutions of higher learning nationwide who focus on three key aspects of longitudinal...
An in-depth look at one of a valuable tools for assessing student learning outcomes
A valuable source of clear, simple guidance on how to assess general education student learning outcomes
Based on an exhaustive review of the scholarship, as well as the input of numerous academics at learning institutions around the country, this volume in the acclaimed New Directions for Institutional Research series provides faculty members and assessment teams with the tools they need to assess general education student learning outcomes While Part 1 provides a broad overview of the subject, Part 2 delves into the six key general education learning outcomes, namely,...
A valuable source of clear, simple guidance on how to assess general education student learning outcomes
This volume offers institutional researchers several examples of the ways in which quantitative and qualitative methods can be integrated for a better grasp of how members of our educational communities understand and experience their environments on the basis of their multiple identities.
The first two chapters provide context for the volume's theme with definitions and overview of the underpinnings of mixted methodology. Subsequent chapters illustrate the multiple ways in which qualitative and quantitative methods can be integrated to understand the complexity of identity and experiences...
This volume offers institutional researchers several examples of the ways in which quantitative and qualitative methods can be integrated for a better...
Underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields is a problem that has persisted over the past three decades and is most severe at the highest levels of the STEM career path. Although national attention has been directed toward increasing the presence of women in STEM, women continue to leave at critical junctures in STEM training and careers at a higher rate than men. This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research takes a comprehensive look at the status of women in STEM and considers related factors, theoretical perspectives, and innovative...
Underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields is a problem that has persisted over the past three decades an...
