## Abstract Higher education consultants draw heavily on institutional research techniques in their work and serve a valuable function in the delivery of institutional research.
The role of institutional research in conducting comparative analysis of peers
โ Scribed by James F. Trainer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 2008
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0560
- DOI
- 10.1002/he.290
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
In the age of Google, data appear to be plentiful. The secret is knowing where to obtain useful and relevant data, how to access them, and how to draw meaningful conclusions from them.
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