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The Four Faces of Institutional Research

  • Volkwein J
New Directions for Institutional Research (1999) 1999(104) 9-19
DOI: 10.1002/ir.10401
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Abstract

This chapter summarizes some of the conflicts faced by institutional researchers and presents a typology of four overlapping yet distinguishable types of IR purposes and roles: to describe the institution, to analyze alternatives, to present the best case, and to supply impartial evidence.

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Volkwein, J. F. (1999). The Four Faces of Institutional Research. New Directions for Institutional Research, 1999(104), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.10401

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