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Institutional Research (institutional + research)
Selected Abstracts"If you treat me right, I reciprocate": examining the role of exchange in organizational survey responseJOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Issue 1 2006Christiane Spitzmüller Survey nonresponse can pose a major threat to the generalizability of organizational survey findings. This paper examines whether organizational members' evaluations of their organizational experiences affect survey response to organizationally sponsored surveys. In particular, we hypothesized that perceived organizational support, social exchange, procedural justice and an individual's inclination to feel exploited in social relationships predicted organizational members' compliance with organizations' requests for survey completion. A longitudinal field experiment conducted in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research at a large university (sample: n,=,622 university students) supported the hypotheses. Organizational members who consciously decided to not participate in organizational surveys perceived their organization as less procedurally just and less supportive. They also reported negative perceptions of their social exchange relationship with their organization, and were more inclined to feel exploited in relationships. Hence, an exchange-oriented theoretical framework grounded in organizational citizenship behavior theory seems appropriate for the study of survey nonresponse. Implications for survey practice include that survey-based findings are unlikely to generalize to specific groups of nonrespondents, and that techniques commonly used to increase response rates may not be effective in reaching these groups of nonrespondents. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] The role of institutional assessment in assessing student learning outcomesNEW DIRECTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, Issue 141 2008Trudy H. Bers Institutional Research has the potential to play an important role in assessment of student learning outcomes by lending leadership and assistance to departmental and institutional efforts. [source] Institutional research and new program developmentNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 128 2005Richard A. Voorhees This chapter offers techniques that can help institutional researchers play a more active role in the process of creating and modifying instructional programs to meet workforce needs. [source] The role of institutional research in conducting comparative analysis of peersNEW DIRECTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, Issue 141 20082Article first published online: 11 APR 200, James F. Trainer In the age of Google, data appear to be plentiful. The secret is knowing where to obtain useful and relevant data, how to access them, and how to draw meaningful conclusions from them. [source] The role of institutional research in understanding and describing faculty workNEW DIRECTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, Issue 141 2008Michael F. Middaugh Understanding faculty workload is critical in assessing and describing institutional effectiveness. The Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity is one example. [source] Information security issues in higher education and institutional researchNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 146 2010William L. CusterArticle first published online: 20 JUL 2010 Increasing security threats, new and old, to the data assets of higher education require mitigation through an institutional security program based on risk assessment and grounded in clear governance. [source] Laying the foundation: Institutional research office organization, staffing, and career developmentNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 143 2009Christina Leimer Appropriate staffing is critical to effective institutional research, yet most institutional research offices are chronically understaffed. How many and what types of staffing are needed for the ideal institutional research office, and how can it be achieved? [source] The role of consultants in institutional researchNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 139 2008John Milam Higher education consultants draw heavily on institutional research techniques in their work and serve a valuable function in the delivery of institutional research. [source] Collaborating on state-level institutional research in New Hampshire: NH PAPERNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 139 2008Ingrid Lemaire A model for system-level institutional researchers to work together to address common information and research needs is presented. [source] Applying economics to institutional research on higher education revenuesNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 132 2006John J. CheslockArticle first published online: 14 MAR 200 To properly evaluate the financial contributions of each revenue source, institutional researchers must use key economic concepts in their work. [source] Using economic concepts in institutional research on higher education costsNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 132 2006Paul T. BrinkmanArticle first published online: 14 MAR 200 Economics provides fertile ground, both theoretical and empirical, for institutional researchers interested in higher education costs. [source] Self-reported data in institutional research: Review and recommendationsNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 127 2005Robert M. Gonyea Higher education scholars and institutional researchers rely heavily on self-reported survey data in their work. This chapter explores problems associated with self-reports and provides questions and recommendations for their use. [source] Transnational campuses: Obstacles and opportunities for institutional research in the global education marketNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 124 2004Jason E. Lane This chapter highlights some of the issues that need to be addressed when operating international campuses and provides a list of questions to help guide relevant institutional research. [source] Linking planning, quality improvement, and institutional researchNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 123 2004Daniel Seymour External and internal forces are driving institutions not only to create departments and positions that specialize in planning, quality improvement, and institutional research but also to link them within a systems context. [source] Organizational Learning and the Case for Knowledge-Based SystemsNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 113 2002Lisa A. Petrides This chapter discusses organizational learning and the required reassessment and redesign of internal structures and procedures related to the flow of information throughout the organization. It provides a framework for the integration of institutional research within the larger context of organizational learning and the creation and maintenance of a research culture facilitated by knowledge management. [source] Best Practices in Student Affairs ResearchNEW DIRECTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, Issue 108 2000Kris M. Smith Examples of successful student affairs research, evaluation, and assessment efforts are reviewed. How can the collaboration between student affairs research and institutional research be increased and improved? [source] | ||||||||||