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IR is the lynchpin in demand for more data

12 Apr 2012

Gone are the days when colleges funded initiatives based mostly on theories or perceived needs. These days, community college leaders want data to help them make decisions. And it’s the job of institutional research (IR) officers to provide that information.

Data Notes: March/April 2012

23 Mar 2012

Delayed Enrollment: Is It a Risk?

Cutting Edge Series #3: Building Institutional Capacity for Data-Informed Decision Making

This publication is the third installment of the Cutting Edge series, which aims to help colleges engage faculty, scale successful interventions, and create a strong culture of evidence through use of data to strengthen their institutional change and student success efforts. Since data generation and use are at its core, Achieving the Dream has developed a range of materials to help colleges understand the basic roles of institutional research (IR) and information technology (IT) and how to align them with the student success mission at community colleges.

Institutional Research Case Studies

 

  • Advancing IR capacity beyond compliance reporting: Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Fla. 
  • Expanding capacity in both informational technology and institutional research: Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), Cleveland, Ohio

Strengthening Institutional Research and Information Technology Capacity through Achieving the Dream (Principles and Practices of Student Success)

The Achieving the Dream Student-Centered Model for Institutional Improvement is data-intensive. Achieving the Dream encourages colleges to use data to inform decision-making and guide efforts to improve student success. As a result, colleges participating in the initiative soon discover that collecting, analyzing, and using data is a continual process.

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