Defining Institutional Research: Findings from a National Study of IR Work Tasks. A Focus on Senior IR/IE Leaders

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Title: Defining Institutional Research: Findings from a National Study of IR Work Tasks. A Focus on Senior IR/IE Leaders
Language: English
Authors: Lillibridge, Fr, Swing, Randy L., Jones, Darlena, Ross, Leah Ewing, Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
Source: Association for Institutional Research. 2016.
Availability: Association for Institutional Research. 1435 East Piedmont Drive Suite 211, Tallahassee, FL 32308. Tel: 850-385-4155; Fax: 850-383-5180; e-mail: air@airweb.org; Web site: http://www.airweb.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 37
Publication Date: 2016
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Definitions, Leadership, Research Directors, Occupational Information, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Research Committees, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Dissemination, Researchers, Research Administration, Technology, Strategic Planning, Program Development
Abstract: The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is engaged in a variety of efforts to document the current state of institutional research. In 2012, the Association initiated a critically important effort to identify the tasks involved in the work of institutional research (IR) across all titles and variations represented in its membership. This work was led by long-term AIR member and Past President Fred Lillibridge, Emeritus Associate Vice President for Accreditation, Compliance, and Planning at Doña Ana Community College. The questions that guided this inquiry included: What skills and abilities do search committees seek when hiring institutional researchers? What tasks are included in AIR members' work? How much is what institutional researchers do worth? The primary goal of this project was to produce an inventory of tasks involved in the work of institutional research (IR) across all titles and variations represented in the AIR membership. The tasks included in this report were submitted by AIR members. The subsequent pages of this report reflect findings about the degree to which senior IR/IE officers perform the tasks examined in this study.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: ED592255
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is engaged in a variety of efforts to document the current state of institutional research. In 2012, the Association initiated a critically important effort to identify the tasks involved in the work of institutional research (IR) across all titles and variations represented in its membership. This work was led by long-term AIR member and Past President Fred Lillibridge, Emeritus Associate Vice President for Accreditation, Compliance, and Planning at Doña Ana Community College. The questions that guided this inquiry included: What skills and abilities do search committees seek when hiring institutional researchers? What tasks are included in AIR members' work? How much is what institutional researchers do worth? The primary goal of this project was to produce an inventory of tasks involved in the work of institutional research (IR) across all titles and variations represented in the AIR membership. The tasks included in this report were submitted by AIR members. The subsequent pages of this report reflect findings about the degree to which senior IR/IE officers perform the tasks examined in this study.