## Abstract Higher education consultants draw heavily on institutional research techniques in their work and serve a valuable function in the delivery of institutional research.
Accreditation and institutional research: The traditional role and new dimensions
β Scribed by Barbara Brittingham; Patricia M. O'Brien; Julie L. Alig
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 2008
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0560
- DOI
- 10.1002/he.294
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Institutions are increasingly called on to supply evidence that their educational mission is being achieved. The accreditation selfβstudy is one opportunity to exploit the expertise of the institutional research office in collecting important data for institutional improvement.
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