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Institutional researchers as change agents

✍ Scribed by Randy L. Swing


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Weight
72 KB
Volume
2009
Category
Article
ISSN
0271-0579

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

The future challenge and opportunity for institutional researchers is serving as change agents. This chapter offers suggestions for how institutional researchers can become change agents and issues calls to action from institutional research professional associations, graduate programs, and managers and practitioners.


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