## Abstract Economic models of the way in which faculty allocate their time, and the behavior of labor markets, can help inform institutional research on faculty in a variety of ways.
Institutional research to enhance faculty performance
β Scribed by Michael J. Dooris
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 2002
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.49
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Targeted, actionβoriented Institutional research can help a college or university better understand and more effectively utilize faculty resources. This chapter profiles one multicampus research university whose Institutional research portfolio has emphasized faculty issues.
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