The nature and role of institutional research has expanded and progressed by helping
institutions adapt to new challenges and conditions. As a postsecondary knowledge industry …

Institutional research: An evolutionary perspective Page 1 The growth and development of the
practice, the profession, and the Association of Institutional Research have been closely …

Based on a survey of 243 New England colleges and universities, this article is designed to
contribute to an understanding of the current and projected roles of institutional research …

The Foundations and Evolution of Institutional Research Page 1 Do all institutional research
offices look alike? This chapter examines the size, function, and structure of institutional …

Although institutional research has been a significant feature of US higher education for
more than 50 years, it is not so well understood in other parts of the world. As higher …

An open-systems framework is used to describe how institutional researchers analyze the
inputs, processes, outputs, and environmental considerations of higher education; resources …

The origins of what might come to be termed “institutional research” are found in (1) self-
studies conducted on an ad hoc basis by individual institutions interested in investigating …

The field of institutional research developed more than 50 years ago to support improvement
of postsecondary institutions through data-informed decision support and scholarly …

This chapter traces the origins of Institutional Research from its beginnings in the US.
Subsequently, it follows the development of the field in the UK and Sweden during the mid to …

The upcoming challenge for higher education institutions (HEIs) globally is how to respond
to an increasing variety of societal needs but with fewer public resources and increased …