Institutional Research: Knowledge, Skills, and Perceptions of Effectiveness.

Autor/inn/en	Knight, William E.; Moore, Michael E.; Coperthwaite, Corby A.
Titel	Institutional Research: Knowledge, Skills, and Perceptions of Effectiveness.
Quelle	In: Research in higher education, (1997) 4, S.419-433Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1023/A:1024910409653
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Education Research; Empirical Investigation; Background Characteristic; Nationwide Survey
Abstract	Abstract Terenzini (1993) approached the issue of institutional research effectiveness by articulating three tiers of organizational intelligence necessary for effective institutional researchers. Responses (n = 601) from a nationwide survey of AIR members provided for an empirical investigation based on this concept. The study examined the existence and acquisition of examples of institutional research knowledge and skills and how they relate to perceptions of effectiveness. Participants indicated that they were effective in their functions and reported that they possessed examples of the technical, issues, and (to a lesser extent) contextual knowledge and skills articulated by Terenzini. Multiple regression revealed the relationships between background characteristics, knowledge and skills in institutional research, and perceptions of effectiveness to be minimal, however. The authors conclude that an institutional researcher's effectiveness can perhaps only be adequately evaluated relative to institutional culture and expectations and leaders' personalities and orientation toward decision making.
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Update	2023/2/05