Washington and Lee University Institutional Effectiveness W&L Home Page Calendars Find People Search W&L
 
   IR Home > Resources > IR Resources

Institutional Research Resources

Title Description
The New Accountability:  From Regulation to Results journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, The New Accountability: From Regulation to Results, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 5-20;  the rise of the "new accountability" and the policy responses of outcomes assessment, performance funding and budgeting, and performance reporting.
Performance Reports:  Coverage and Customers, Purposes and Priorities journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Performance Reports: Coverage and Customers, Purposes and Priorities, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 21-32; examines the coverage, content, and customers of the performance reports, along with their purposes, priorities, initiation methods, and the emerging changes in their style and substance
Reporting Indicators:  What Do They Indicate? journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Reporting Indicators: What Do They Indicate?, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 33-58; models of excellence implied in the reporting of indicators are identified, and the use of performance measures; appendix
Policymakers' Reactions to Performance Reporting journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Policymakers' Reactions to Performance Reporting, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 59-78;  summarize survey on the use, effects, and future of performance reporting; appendix
Indicator Preferences:  Acceptability Trumps Accountability journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Indicator Preferences: Acceptability Trumps Accountability, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 79-96; the importance and appropriateness of the most common indicators used in state and campus performance reports
Measuring Down and Up:  The Missing Link journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Measuring Down and Up: The Missing Link, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 97-114;  compare state performance reports and note that the states with performance reports received no better grades than those without them
Performance Reporting:  Promises, Problems, and Prospects journal article;  Burke, Joseph C. and Henrik P. Minassians, Performance Reporting: Promises, Problems, and Prospects, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 116, Winter 2002, p. 115-128;  review the prospects, problems, and possibilities, and fundamental flaws of performance reporting 
Survey and Assessment in Women's Colleges:  An Issue of Context journal article;  Langdon, Emily A. and Annette L. Giovengo, Survey and Assessment in Women's Colleges: An Issue of Context, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 7-26;  provides an overview of the evolution of women's institutions and describes the research considerations intrinsic to these institutions
Emics and Etics of Researching Black Colleges:  Applying Facts and Avoiding Fallacies journal article;  Brown, M. Christopher II, Emics and Etics of Researching Black Colleges: Applying Facts and Avoiding Fallacis, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 27-40; a renewed emphasis on the assessment and analysis of black colleges and universities 
Student Assessment in Tribal Colleges journal article; Ortiz, Anna M. and Paul Boyer, Student Assessment in Tribal Colleges, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 41-50;  characteristics of Native American culture envelop and influence methods of instruction, student needs, and the path to degree completion at tribal colleges
Studying Community Colleges and Their Students:  Context and Research Issues journal article;  Lane, Jason E., Studying Community Colleges and Their Students: Context and Research Issues, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 51-68;  contextual issues stemming from the comprehensive and competing missions of community colleges 
Diversity Within the Virtual Classroom journal article;  Kinser, Kevin, Diversity Within the Virtual Classroom, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 69-78; provides overview of challenges and general measures to guide assessment of virtual classrooms
Service Academies of the United States:  Issues of Context, Curriculum, and Assessment journal article; Forest, James JF, Service Academies of the United States: Issues of Context, Curriculum, and Assessment, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 79-104;  how US service academies  may deal with cultural challenges in in curricular assessment
Looking Backward to See Ahead:  Implication for Research, Policy, and Practice journal article;  Lane Jason E. and M. Christopher Brown II, Looking Backward to See Ahead:  Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 118, Summer 2003, p. 105-112; as the landscape of higher education continues to diversify, policy-makers and administrators need to consider the unique aspects of different institutional types when adopting and adapting state and institution policies
Evaluating Teaching Performance journal article;  Paulsen, Michael B., Evaluating Teaching Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 5-18; effective contemporary approaches to teaching evaluation include self-evaluation, student ratings, and peer review
Evaluating Scholarship Performance:  Traditional and Emergent Assessment Templates journal article;  Braxton, John M and Mariwtta Del Favero, Evaluating Scholarship Performance:  Traditional and Emergent Assessment Templates, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 19-32;  compares traditional and new templates for evaluating scholarship performance
Evaluating Outreach Performance journal article;  Amey, Marilyn J., Evaluating Outreach Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 33-42; how to acknowledge, evaluate, and reward outreach activity
Integration:  Evaluating Faculty Work as a Whole journal article;  Colbeck, Carol L. ed., Integration:  Evaluating Faculty Work as a Whole, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 43-52; assesses joint production of teaching, research, and outreach and suggests specific methods for evaluating the extent and nature of the integrated faculty work
The Impact of Technology on Faculty Performance and Its Evaluation journal article;  McInnis, Craig, The Impact of Technology on Faculty Performance and Its Evaluation, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 53-62; technological changes facilitate communication and decision making, but add to faculty members' workload as they struggle to stay current with the vast amount of new information
A System Framework for Evaluation of Faculty Web-Work journal article;  Marine, Robert J., A System Framework for Evaluation of Faculty Web-Work, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 63-72; faculty members attempting to integrate Web-based teaching, research, or service into their work roles need systematic evaluation processes that provide concrete evidence of effectiveness
Faculty Evaluation and the Development of Academic Careers journal article;  Huber, Mary Taylor, Faculty Evaluation and the Development of Academic Careers,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 73-84; debate on the scholarship of teaching and learning in promotion and tenure decisions 
Institutional Research to Enhance Faculty Performance journal article;  Dooris, Michael J., Institutional Research to Enhance Faculty Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 85-96; examples of targeted, change-oriented institutional research used to improve use of faculty resources and understand faculty members' experiences
The Ultimate Faculty Evaluation:  Promotion and Tenure Decisions journal article;  Fairweather, James S.,The Ultimate Faculty Evaluation:  Promotion and Tenure Decisions , New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002, p. 97-108; summarizes the major issues raised in the volume and integrates their application for promotion and tenure review
Measuring Gender Bias in the Salaries of Tenured Faculty Members journal article; Becker, William E. and Robert K. Toutkoushian, Measuring Gender Bias in the Salaries of Tenured Faculty Members, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 5-20; rank in faculty salary models and the problems associated with either including or excluding controls for rank.
From Here to Seniority:  The Effect of Experience and Job Tenure on Faculty Salaries journal article; Barbezat Debra A., From Here to Seniority:  The Effect of Experience and Job Tenure on Faculty Salaries, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 21-48; the author argues that the negative return on seniority and the extent of salary compression have been overstated by previous researchers and are greatly affected by the salary model specification used.
Addressing Gender Equity in Nonfaculty Salaries journal article; Toutkoushian, Robert K., Addressing Gender Equity in Nonfaculty Salaries, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 49-68;  the challenges involved in conducting a salary-equity study for nonfaculty academic employees 
Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Salary-Equity Studies journal article; Loeb, Jane W., Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Salary-Equity Studies, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 69-96; how hierarchical linear modeling can be used as an alternative to multiple  regression analysis for conducting salary-equity studies
Conducting the Salary-Equity Study:  A Consultant's View journal article; McLaughlin, Gerald W. and Josetta S. McLaughlin, Conducting the Salary-Equity Study: A Consultant's View, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 117, Spring 2003, p. 97-114;  the various statistical and political issues that analysts encounter when conducting a salary-equity study for a single institution
Overview of Knowledge Management  journal article; Serban, Andreea M. and Jing Luan, Knowledge Management: Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 5-16; defines knowledge management, its components, processes, and outcomes for institutional research
Data Mining and Its Applications in Higher Education journal article; Luan, Jing, Data Mining and Its Applications in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 17-36; discusses the theoretical basis for data mining, one of the essential knowledge management processes
Building Portals for Higher Education journal article; Pickett, Richard A. and William B. Hamre, Building Portals for Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 37-56;  discusses the concept of portals and its application in higher education for building personalized, Web-deployed Intranet and decision support systems.
Customer Relationship Management journal article; Fayerman, Michael, Customer Relationship Management, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 57-68; discusses the applicability of customer relationship management to the operations of higher education and institutional research and the role it plays in the knowledge management framework
Organizational Learning and the Case for Knowledge-Based Systems journal article; Petrides, Lisa A., Organizational Learning and the Case for Knowledge-Based Systems, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 69-84; provides a framework for the integration of institutional research within the larger context of organizational learning and the creation and maintenance of a research culture facilitated by knowledge management.
Technologies, Products, and Models Supporting Knowledge Management journal article; Serban, Andreea M. and Jing Luan, Technologies, Products, and Models Supporting Knowledge Management, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 85-104; proposes a model for classifying the various types of technologies related to knowledge management that are most often used in institutional research
Knowledge Management:  The "Fifth Face" of Institutional Research journal article; Serban, Andreea M. , Knowledge Management:  The "Fifth Face" of Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO.113, Spring 2002, p. 105-112;  looks at the advantages and challenges of knowledge management from and institutional research perspective.
Making Fair and Predictable Salary Adjustments for Faculty of Public Research Universities journal article;Hanley and Forkenbrock, Making Fair and Predictable Salary Adjustments for Faculty of Public Research Universities, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 111-127; presents a model for allocating funds for salary increases to faculty lines within an academic unit at a public research university
Understanding How First-Year Seminars Affect Persistence  journal article; Porter and Swing, Understanding How First-Year Seminars Affect Persistence, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 89-109; uses a survey of almost 20,000 first-year students at 45 four year institutions combined with institutional-level data to understand how aspects of first-year seminars affect early intentions to persist
Breaking The Silence : Achieving a Positive Campus Climate for Diversity from the Staff Perspective journal article; Mayhew, Grunwald, and Dey, Breaking The Silence : Achieving a Positive Campus Climate for Diversity from the Staff Perspective, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 63-88; the purpose of this paper is to identify factors that create a positive climate for diversity and to demonstrate how these factors predict outcomes related to achieving a positive campus climate for diversity
Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages journal article; Carini, Kuh, and Klein, Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 1-32; examines the extent to which student engagement is associated with experimental and traditional measures of academic performance; whether the relationship between engaement and academic performance are conditional; whether institutions differ in terms of their ability to convert student engagement into academic performance
The Effect of Loans on The Persistence and Attainment of Community College Students journal article; Dowd and Coury, The Effect of Loans on The Persistence and Attainment of Community College Students, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 47, NO. 1, February 2006, p. 33-62; this study informs public policies regarding the use of subsidized loans as financial aid for community college students. 
Job Competencies and the Curriculum:  An Inquiry Into Emotional Intelligence in Graduate Professional Education journal article; Jaeger, Audrey J., Job Competencies and the Curriculum:  An Inquiry Into Emotional Intelligence in Graduate Professional Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  615-640;  examines the potential for enhanced emotional capabilities in the traditional graduate classroom and the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance
Campus-Based Retention Initiatives: Does the Emperor Have Clothes?  journal article; Patton, Morelon, Whitehead and Hossler, Campus-Based Retention Initiatives: Does the Emperor Have Clothes? ,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 130, Summer 2006,  p. 9-24.  an attempt to conduct a systematic review and critique of the research that has been done on campus-based retention initiatives
Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms journal article; Weidman, John C. and Elizabeth L. Stein, Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  641-656;  a multivariate analysis provides support for the Weidman, Twale, and Stien socialization framework, affirming the importance of social interaction among both students and faculty that stimulate research and scholarly productivity
How Risky Are One-Shot Cross-Sectional Assessments of Undergraduate Students? journal article; Astin, Alexander W. and Jenny J. Lee, How Risky Are One-Shot Cross-Sectional Assessments of Undergraduate Students?, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  657-672;  explores what extent of possible input bias is associated with the rapidly growing use by colleges and universities of one-time cross-sectional assessments of students
Organizational Effectiveness of 2-Year Colleges:  The Centrality of Cultural and Leadership Complexity journal article; Smart, John C., Organizational Effectiveness of 2-Year Colleges:  The Centrality of Cultural and Leadership Complexity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  673-704;  examines the extent to which community college faculty and administrators' perceptions of the organizational effectiveness is related to their cognitive and behavioral complexity of organizational cultures and leadership roles
Posting Organizational Effectiveness as a Second-Order Construct in Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions journal article; Kwan, Paula and Allan Walker, Posting Organizational Effectiveness as a Second-Order Construct in Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 6, December 2003, p.  705-726;  examines the relative importance of the various organizational effectiveness dimensions in higher education 
Will Teachers Receive Higher Student Evaluations by Giving Higher Grades and Less Course Work? journal article; Centra, John A., Will Teachers Receive Higher Student Evaluations by Giving Higher Grades and Less Course Work? , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 495-518;  investigates whether mean expected grades and level of difficult/work load in courses influence student's ratings of instruction
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Frequency of Part-Time Enrollment and the Persistence of Students Who Enroll Part-Time journal article; O'Toole, Dennis M., Leslie S. Stratton, and James N. Wetzel, A Longitudinal Analysis of the Frequency of Part-Time Enrollment and the Persistence of Students Who Enroll Part-Time, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 519-538;  evaluates the frequency of part-time enrollment and the persistence of students who enroll part time
Research Productivity and Student Evaluation of Teaching in Social Science Classes: A Research Note journal article; Stack, Steven, Research Productivity and Student Evaluation of Teaching in Social Science Classes: A Research Note, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 539-556;   discusses the first systematic investigation to demonstrate a significant relationship between the quality of research (citations) and SETs
Cognitive, Motivational, and Volitional Dimensions of Learning: An Empirical test of a Hypothetical Model journal article; Valle, Antonio, Ramon G. Cabanach, Jose C. Nunez, Julio Gonzalez-Pienda, Susana Rodriquez, and Isabel Pineiro, Cognitive, Motivational, and Volitional Dimensions of Learning: An Empirical test of a Hypothetical Model, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 557-580;  examines, through a hypothetical model, learning-oriented motivation
Student Outcomes: The Impact of Varying Living-Learning Community Models journal article; Stassen, Martha L., Student Outcomes: The Impact of Varying Living-Learning Community Models , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 5, October 2003, p. 581-613;  examines differences in outcomes for learning communities with different missions and structures
The Impact of Lottery Incentives on Student Survey Response Rates journal article; Porter, Stephen R. and Michael E. Whitcomb, The Impact of Lottery Incentives on Student Survey Response Rates, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 389-408;  examines the effectiveness of postpaid incentives specifically lottery incentives on response rates and response bias
Assessing Response Rates and Non-response Bias in Web and Paper Surveys journal article; Sax, Linda J., Shannon K. Gilmartin, and Alyssa N. Bryant, Assessing Response Rates and Nonresponse Bias in Web and Paper Surveys, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 409-432;  examines response rates and nonresponse bias with paper-only, paper with web option, web-only with response incentive, and web-only without incentive
A Longitudinal Approach to Assessing Attrition Behavior Among First-Generation Students: Time-Varying Effects of Pre-College Characteristics journal article; Ishitani, Terry T., A Longitudinal Approach to Assessing Attrition Behavior Among First-Generation Students: Time-Varying Effects of Pre-College Characteristics, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 451-472;  examines the risk of attrition in the first year among first-generation students
The Private Benefits of Higher Education: An Examination of the Earnings Premium journal article; Ishitani, Perna, Laura, W., The Private Benefits of Higher Education: An Examination of the Earnings Premium, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 451-472; examines the percentage of earnings premium that is attributable to a bachelor's degree taking into account various characteristics, sex, race, and socioeconomic status
Enhancement of Mentor Selection Using the Ideal Mentor Scale journal article; Rose, Gail L., Enhancement of Mentor Selection Using the Ideal Mentor Scale, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 4, August 2003, p. 473-494; examines new measure designed to help graduate students evaluate the qualities they most value in a potential mentor
Longer-Term Economic Effects of College Selectivity and Control journal article; Thomas, Scott L., Longer-term Economic Effects of College Selectivity and Control, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p.  263-300;  examines initial economic returns and the status of graduates long-range financial obligations resulting from college attendance
Influences on Community College Students' Educational Plans journal article; Pascarella, Ernest T., Gregory C. Wolniak, and Christopher T. Pierson, Influences on Community College Students' Educational Plans, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 301-314;  identifies the institutional and college experience variables influencing end-of-first-year educational degree plans
Learning On Campus and Learning at a Distance:  A Randomized Instructional Experiment journal article; Collins, Joseph and Ernest T. Pascarella, Learning On Campus and Learning at a Distance: A Randomized Instructional Experiment, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p.  315-326;  addresses a methodological flaw where students self-select themselves into on-campus and remote site instructional groups
Moderating Effects of Achievement Striving and Situational Optimism on the Relationship Between Ability and Performance Outcomes of College Students journal article; Nonis, Sarath A. and David Wright, Moderating Effects of Achievement Striving and Situational Optimism on the Relationship Between Ability and Performance Outcomes of College Students, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 327-346;  examines to what extent students' ability, achievement striving, and situational optimism influence performance outcomes 
Epistemological Beliefs Across Domains Using Biglan's Classification of Academic Disciplines journal article; Schommer-Aikins, Marlene, Orpha L. Duel, and Sue Barker, Epistemological Beliefs Across Domains Using Biglan's Classification of Academic Disciplines, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 347-366;  examines students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning, epistemological beliefs, across domains that vary according to Biglan's classification of academic disciplines
Faculty and Academic Integrity:  The Influence on Current Honor Codes and Past Honor Code Experiences journal article; McCabe, Donald L., Kenneth D. Butterfield, and Linda Klebe Trevino,  Faculty and Academic Integrity:  The Influence on Current Honor Codes and Past Honor Code Experiences, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 3, June 2003, p. 367-386;  investigates the influence of honor codes on faculty attitudes and behaviors
Using Publication Counts to Measure an Institution's Research Productivity journal article; Toutkoushian, Robert K., Stephen R. Porter, Cherry Danielson, and Paula R. Hollis,  Using Publications counts to Measure an Institutions Research Productivity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p.  121-148;  examines an institutions research publications and how they correlated with other selected measures of research resources and institutional quality
Testing a Model of Administrative Job Satisfaction journal article; Volkwein, James Fredericks and Ying Zhou,  Testing a Model of Administrative Job Satisfaction, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p.  149-172;  examines the influence of state, campus and personal attributes on the work environments of higher education administrators, and to measure the links among these work environments and different dimensions of job satisfaction
Factors That Promote Faculty Involvement in and Satisfaction with Institutional and Classroom Student Assessment journal article; Grunwald, Heidi and Marvin W. Peterson, Factors That Promote Faculty Involvement in and Satisfaction with Institutional and Classroom Student Assessment, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 173-204; discusses what institutional factors predict faculty involvement in and satisfaction with their own institution's student assessment activities and their efforts to support it 
The Status of Women and Minorities Among Community College Faculty journal article; Perna, Laura W., The Status of Women and Minorities Among Community College Faculty, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 205-240;  examines the status of women and minorities and a variety of outcomes including: employment status, salary, rank, and tenure status in 2-and 4-year institutions
The Relationship Between Institutional Mission and Students' Involvement and Educational Outcomes journal article; Pike, Gary R., George D. Kuh, and Robert M. Gonyea, The Relationship Between Institutional Mission and Students' Involvement and Educational Outcomes , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 2, April 2003, p. 241-261;  examines institutional characteristics influence on student learning, and intellectual development 
College Student Responses to Web and Paper Surveys:  Does Mode Matter? journal article; Carini, Robert M., John C. Hayek, George D. Kuh, John M. Kennedy, and Judith A. Ouimet,  College Student Responses to Web and Paper Surveys:  Does Mode Matter?, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.  1-21;  examines whether students respond differently to surveys administered via the Web and paper
Cognitive Effects of College:  Differences Between African American and Caucasian Students journal article; Flowers, Lamont A. and Ernest T. Pascarella, Cognitive Effects of College:  Differences Between African American and Caucasian Students,   Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.  21-50;  examines whether race influences the fundamental outcome of a college education to think critically and develop skills that promote life long learning
Sponsored Research Versus Graduating Students?  Intervening Variables and Unanticipated Findings in Public Research Universities journal article; Kim, Mikyong Minsun, Gary Rhoades, and Dudley B. Woodard Jr, Sponsored Research Versus Graduating Students?  Intervening Variables and Unanticipated Findings in Public Research Universities, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p.51-82;  examines the relationship between sponsored research monies and the graduation of undergraduate students
Substituting SAT II: Subject Tests for SAT I: Reasoning Tests-- Impact on Admitted Class Composition and Quality journal article; Bridgeman, Brent, Nancy Burton, and Grederick Cline, Substituting SAT II: Subject Tests for SAT I: Reasoning Tests-- Impact on Admitted Class Composition and Quality, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p. 83-98;  discusses the argument for using achievement tests rather than general developed ability tests for admissions purposes
The Acceptance of Multicultural Education Among Appalachian College Students journal article; Asada, Hideko, Eric Swank, and Gregory T. Goldey, The Acceptance of Multicultural Education Among Appalachian College Students , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 44, NO. 1, February 2003, p. 99-120;  explores the multicultural predispositions of students in central Appalachia
Content Familiarity:  Differential Impact of Effective Teaching on Student Achievement Outcomes journal article; Schonwetter, Dieter J., Rodney A. Clifton, and Raymond P. Perry, Content Familiarity: Differential Impact of Effective teaching on Student Achievement Outcomes, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 625-656; structural equation modeling was used to examine student entry characteristics and effective teaching behaviors
More Than a Pipeline Problem:  Labor Supply Constraints and Gender Stratification Across Academic Science Disciplines journal article; Kulis, Stephen, Diane Sicotte, and Shawn Collins, More Than a Pipeline Problem:  Labor Supply Constraints and Gender Stratification Across Academic Science Disciplines, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 657-692; investigates three explanations for persisting differences in women's faculty representation across science fields
Different Disciplines Require Different Motivations for Student Success journal article; Breen, Rosanna and Roger Lindsay, Different Disciplines Require Different Motivations for Student Success, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 693-727;  uses a rating scale measure and a systematic theoretical framework to acknowledge the role of discipline-specific factors in motivation to learn
Evaluating MBA-Program Admission Criteria:  The Relationship Between Pre-MBA Work Experience and Post-MBA Career Outcomes journal article; drier, George F. and Katherine C. Ryan,  Evaluating MBA-Program Admission Criteria:  The Relationship Between Pre-MBA Work Experience and Post-MBA Career Outcomes, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 6, December 2002, p. 727-744;  explores the relationships between years of pre-MBA work experience and post-MBA career outcomes
Conflict in Academic Departments:  An Analysis of Disputes over Faculty Promotion and Tenure journal article; Hearn, James C. and Melissa S. Anderson, Conflict in Academic Departments: An Analysis of Disputes Over Faculty Promotion and Tenure, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 503-530; discusses three major domains of organizational conflict in academic departments
An Analytic Strategy to Assist Institutional Recruitment and Marketing Efforts journal article; DesJardins, Stephen L., An Analytic Strategy to assist Institutional Recruitment and Marketing Efforts, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 531-554;  analytic strategy described designed to help enrollment management professionals to effectively recruit and enroll students 
Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities:  The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics journal article; Hu, Shouping and George D. Kuh, Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities:  The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 555-576;  identifies and explains the characteristics of students who are disposed toward disengagement or institutional features that are linked with engagement
Explaining Academic Progress via Combining Concepts of Integration Theory and Rational Choice Theory journal article; Beekhoven, S., U. De Jong, and H. Van Hout, Explaining Academic Progress via Combining Concepts of Integration Theory and Rational Choice Theory, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 577-600;  examines an extended model comprising concepts taken from the integration and rational choice models that provides the best explanation of academic progress
Relative Effects of English Proficiency on General Admissions Tests Versus Subject Tests journal article; Pennock-Roman, Maria, Relative Effects of English Proficiency on General Admissions Tests Versus Subject Tests, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 5, October 2002, p. 601-623; examines the degree to which test scores reflect English proficiency using regression analysis
Assessing Institutionalization of Curricular and Pedagogical Reforms journal article; Colbeck, Carol, Assessing Institutionalization of Curricular and Pedagogical Reforms, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 4, August 2002, p. 397-423;  examined curricular change in postsecondary education and noted that the reform process progresses in several stages 
Faculty Research Productivity:  Exploring the Role of Gender and Family-Related Factors journal article; Sax, Linda J., Linda Serra Hagedorn, Marisol Aredondo, and Frank A. DiCrisi III, Faculty Research Productivity: Exploring the Role of Gender and Family-Related Factors, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 4, August 2002, p. 423-446;  examines factors family-related variables affecting faculty research productivity 
Cultivating Intellectual Development:  Comparing Women-Only Colleges and Coeducational Colleges for Educational Effectiveness journal article; Kim, Mikyong MinsumI, Cultivating Intellectual Development:  Comparing Women-Only Colleges and Coeducational Colleges for Educational Effectiveness, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 4, August 2002, p. 447-482; examines the effectiveness of 4-year women-only and coeducational colleges in cultivating women students' intellectual development
College Students' Evaluations of Teaching and Grade Inflation journal article; Eiszler, Charles F., College Students' Evaluations of Teaching and Grade Inflation, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 4, August 2002, p.483-501;  investigates whether the use of student evaluations of teaching effectiveness is a contributing factor to a trend of grade inflation
The Use and Interpretation of Logistic Regression in Higher Education Journals:  1988-1999 journal article; Peng, Chao-Ying Joanne, Tak-Shing Harry so, Frances K. Stage, and Edward P. St. John, The Use and Interpretation of Logistic Regression in Higher Education Journals: 1988-1999, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 3, June 2002, p. 259-294; promotes the learning of logistic regression and suggests new guidelines for principled applications of this technique
Examining the Institutional Transformation Process:  The Importance of Sensemaking, Interrelated Strategies, and Balance journal article; Kezar, Adrianna and Peter Eckel, Examining the Institutional Transformation Process:  The Importance of Sensemaking, Interrelated Strategies, and Balance, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 3, June 2002, p. 295-328; develops a transformational change process framework that is theoretically and empirically sound
Curriculum Leadership Roles of Chairpersons in Continuously Planning Departments journal article; Stark, Joan s., Charlotte L. Briggs, and Jean Rowland-Poplawski, Curriculum Leadership Roles of Chairpersons in Continuously Planning Departments, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 3, June 2002, p. 329-356;  study examines curriculum reform and continuous improvement with regular appraisal of educational programs
Honor Codes and Other Contextual Influences on Academic Integrity:  A Replication and Extension to Modified Honor Code Settings journal article; McCabe, Donald L., Linda Klebe Trevino, and Kenneth D. Butterfield, Honor Codes and Other Contextual Influences on Academic Integrity:  A Replication and Extension to Modified Honor Code Settings, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 3, June 2002, p. 357-378;  investigates the influence of modified honor codes, an alternative to traditional honor codes
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE-- Measuring the Quality of Faculty and Administrative Worklife:  Implications for College and University Campuses journal article; Johnsrud, Linda K., RESEARCH AND PRACTICE-- Measuring the Quality of Faculty and Administrative Worklife:  Implications for College and University Campuses, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 3, June 2002, p. 379-395;  evaluates the quality of worklife for faculty and administrative staff on campuses
Comparing Student Performance and Growth in 2- and 4-Year Institutions journal article; Strauss, Linda C. and J. Fredericks Volkwein, Comparing Student Performance and Growth in 2-and 4-Year Institutions, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 2, April 2002, p. 133-162; examines the organizational characteristics of 51 higher education institutions in relationship to student performance and growth
Students' Precollege Preparation for Participation in a Diverse Democracy journal article; Hurtado, Sylvia, Mark E. Engberg, Luis Ponjuan, and Lisa Landreman, Students' Precollege Preparation for Participation in a Diverse Democracy,  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 2, April 2002, p. 163-186; provides new measures of democratic outcomes to assess the impact of diversity and service learning initiatives
Does High School Matter?  An Analysis of Three Methods of Predicting First-Year Grades journal article; Pike, Gary R. and Joseph L. Saupe, Does High School Matter? An Analysis of Three Methods of Predicting First-Year Grades,  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 2, April 2002, p. 187-209;  research evaluates the usefulness of approaches for predicting college grades
How Do Academic Departments Impact Student Satisfaction?  Understanding the Contextual Effects of Departments journal article; Umbach, Paul D. and Stephen R. Porter, How Do Academic Departments Impact Student Satisfaction?  Understanding the Contextual Effects of Departments, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 2, April 2002, p. 209-234; examines the impact that academic departments have on student satisfaction and development
Artificial Neural Networks:  A New Approach to Predicting Application Behavior journal article; Gonzalez , Julie M. Byers and Stephen L. DesJardins,  Artificial Neural Networks: A New Approach to Predicting Application Behavior, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 2, April 2002, p. 235-258; encourages institutional researchers to use artificial intelligence models to explore the complex processes found in educational institutions
Women Scientists in Academia:  Geographically Constrained to Big Cities, College Clusters, or the Coasts? journal article; Kulis, Stephen and Diane Sicotte, Women Scientists in Academia: Geographically Constrained to Big Cities, College Clusters, or the Coasts?,  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 1, February 2002, p. 1-30;  hypothesis is that women scientists in academia will be more likely that their male counterparts to be geographically constrained
Sex Differences in the Supplemental Earnings of College and University Faculty journal article; Perna, Laura Walter, Sex Differences in the Supplemental Earnings of College and University Faculty,  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 1, February 2002, p. 31-58; examines whether women are less likely than men to receive supplemental earnings and/or if women tend to receive smaller amounts of these earnings than men
Testing a Model of Program Curriculum Leadership journal article; Stark, Joan S., Testing a Model of Program Curriculum Leadership, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 1, February 2002, p. 59-82; discusses department academic leadership
Adding a Timing Light to the "Tool Box" journal article; DesJardins, Stephen L., Brian P. McCall, Dennis A. Ahlburg, and Melinda J. Moye, Adding a Timing Light to the "Tool Box",  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 1, February 2002, p. 83-114; argues that what matters most for college administrators, government officials, parents, and students is degree completion, not retention to the second or third year or persistence without a degree
Influences of Institutional Expenditure Patterns on the Development of Students' Leadership Competencies journal article; Smart, John C., Corinna A. Ethington, Robert O. Riggs, and Michael D. Thompson, Influences of Institutional Expenditure Patterns on the Development of Students' Leadership Competencies,  Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 43, NO. 1, February 2002, p. 115-132; study examines the relationship between the expenditure patterns of colleges and changes in students' perceptions of their leadership abilities over a 4-year period
Legacies in Black and White: The Racial Composition of the Legacy Pool journal article;  Howell, Cameron and Sarah E. Turner, Legacies in Black and White: The Racial Composition of the Legacy Pool,  Research in Higher Education: Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 4, June 2004, p. 325-352;  utilizes demographic techniques to predict the racial composition of the pool of potential legacy applicants
Ethnic and Gender Differences in Science Graduation at Selective Colleges with Implications for Admission Policy and College Choice journal article;  Smyth, Frederick L. and John J. McArdle, Ethnic and Gender Differences in Science Graduation at Selective Colleges with Implications for Admission Policy and College Choice,  Research in Higher Education: Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 4, June 2004, p. 353-382;  utilizes logit models to test the differences in precollege academic preparation and graduation disparities, and that college selectivity is associated with persistence regarding the scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields
A Review of Methodological Characteristics of Research Published in Key Journals in Higher Education: Implications for Graduate Research Training journal article;  Hutchinson, Susan R. and Cheryl D. Lovell,  A Review of Methodological Characteristics of Research Published in Key Journals in Higher Education: Implications for Graduate Research Training,  Research in Higher Education: Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 4, June 2004, p. 383-404;  examines research on methodological characteristics of professional journals
Implementing Outcomes Assessment in an Academic Affairs Support Unit journal article;  Smith, Joshua S., Bruce P. Szelest, and John P. Downey,  Implementing Outcomes Assessment in an Academic Affairs Support Unit,  Research in Higher Education: Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 4, June 2004, p. 405-428;  examines an outcomes assessment model that is used to improve the quality of services to successive cohorts
Do Costs Differ Between For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Producers of Higher Education? journal article;  Laband, David N. and Bernard F. Lentz,  Do Costs Differ Between For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Producers of Higer Education?,  Research in Higher Education: Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 4, June 2004, p. 429-441;  examines the empirical validity cost per unit differences between for-profit and not-for-profit
History of Pay Equity Studies journal article;  Barbezat, Debra A., History of Pay Equity Studies, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 115, Fall 2002, p. 9-40;  Traces the evolution of salary-equity studies over time, and how the findings have changed with regard to pay differences by gender and race/ethnicity.  
Issues in Conducting an Institutional Salary-Equity Study journal article;  Ferber, Marianne a. and Jane W. Loeb, Issues in Conducting an Institutional Salary-Equity Study, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 115, Fall 2002, p. 41-70;  Findings from an institutional salary-equity study and using the salary model to identify pay disparities for individual faculty members.
Alternatives for Measuring the Unexplained Wage Gap journal article;  Toutkoushaian, Robert K. and Emily P. Hoffman, Alternatives for Measuring the Unexplained Wage Gap, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 115, Fall 2002, p. 71-90;  several methods used to measure gender- and race-based pay differences for academic employees
Regression Methods for Correcting Salary Inequities Between Groups of Academic Employees journal article;  Oaxaca, Ronald L. and Michael R. Ransom, Regression Methods for Correcting Salary Inequities Between Groups of Academic Employees, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 115, Fall 2002, p. 91-104; provides a review of the alternative methods available to analysts for making salary adjustments in an effort to eliminate pay disparities
Knowledge Management:  Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education journal;  Serban, Andrea M. and Jing Luan, Knowledge Management: Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 113, Spring 2002
Evaluating Faculty Performance journal ;  Colbeck, Carol L.,  Evaluating Faculty Performance, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 114, Summer 2002
Conducting the Salary-Equity Studies Alternative Approaches to Research journal;  Toutkoushaian, Robert K,ed.,  Conducting Salary-Equity Studies: Alternative Approaches to Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 115, Fall 2002
What Is Institutional Research All About? A critical and Comprehensive Assessment of the Profession journal; Volkwein, J. Fredericks, ed., What Is Institutional Research All About? A Critical and Comprehensive Assessment of the Profession, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999
The Four Faces of Institutional Research journal article;  Volkwein, J. Fredericks,  The Four Faces of Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 9-20; presents four distinguishable types of IR purposes and roles  
On the Nature of Institutional Research and the Knowledge and Skills It Requires journal article;  Terenzini, Patrick T.,  On the Nature of Institutional Research and the Knowledge and Skills It Requires, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 921-30;  how to acquire the variable kinds of organizational knowledge and skills of institutional research
Knowledge, Skills, and Effectiveness in Institutional Research journal article;  Knight, William E., Michael E. Moore, and Corby A. Coperthwaite,  Knowledge, Skills, and Effectiveness in Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p.  31-40;  survey results examines the existence and acquisition of Institutional research knowledge and skills and how they relate to effectiveness
A Profile of Institutional Researchers from AIR National Membership Surveys journal article;  Linquist, Sarah B.,  A Profile of Institutional Researchers from AIR National Membership Surveys, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 41-50; explores characteristics of institutional researchers through national survey data
A Comparison of Findings from Regional Studies of Institutional Research Offices journal article; Muffo, John, A.,  A Comparison of Findings from Regional Studies of Institutional Research Offices, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 51-60;  trends that may be influencing traditional institutional research profiles
Emerging Perspectives on Organizational Behavior: Implications for Institutional Researchers journal article;  Schmidtlein, Frank A.,  Emerging Perspectives on Organizational Behavior: Implications for Institutional Researchers, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 61-72;  assumptions about organizational behavior can lessen the impact of research and recommendations made by institutional researchers
Teaching Institutional Research to the Learning-Inhibited Institution journal article;  Bagshaw, Mark,  Teaching Institutional Research to the Learning-Inhibited Institution, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 73-82; describes some common organizational learning disabilities that afflict institutions of higher education and some solutions
The role of Institutional Research: From I Improvement to Redesign journal article;  Peterson, Marvin W.,  The Role of Institutional Research: From Improvement to Redesign, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 104, Winter 1999, p. 83-104;  institutional researchers need to become knowledge industry analysts as the nature and role or IR expands
An Introduction to GIS: Concepts, Tools, Data Sources, and Types of Analysis journal article; Jardine, Daniel D. and Daniel Teodorescu, An Introduction to GIS: Concepts, Tools, Data Sources, and Types of Analysis,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 5-14; an overview of the GIS concepts, tools, sources of data, types of analysis, and potential applications 
Applications of GIS in Admissions and Targeting Recruiting Efforts journal article; Mora, Victor J., Applications of GIS in Admissions and Targeting Recruiting Efforts,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 15-22; how GIS can be used to develop effective recruitment strategies
Mapping Data on Enrolled Students journal article; Granados, Manuel, Mapping Data on Enrolled Students,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 23-36; how institutional researchers can use GIS to examine the spatial component of enrollment data
Integrating GIS into the Survey Research Process journal article; Blough, David Roy, Integrating GIS into the Survey Research Process,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 37-52; GIS used for research design, data analysis, and reporting
Building a GIS Database for Space and Facilities Management journal article; Valcik, Nicolas A. and Patricia Huesca-Dorantes, Building a GIS Database for Space and Facilities Management,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 53-62; the implementation of GIS for facilities management
Developing Enterprise GIS for University Administration: Organizational and Strategic Considerations journal article; McCormick B. Grant, Developing Enterprise GIS for University Administration: Organizational and Strategic Considerations,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 63-76; opportunities as well as difficulties in using GIS in higher education administration
Using GIS in Alumni Giving and Institutional Advancement journal article; Jardine, Daniel D., Using GIS in Alumni Giving and Institutional Advancement,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 77-90; uses the GIS tools in presenting and analyzing donor information and assisting fundraising campaigns
Bringing GIS Analysis to Institutional Research: Resources for Practitioners journal article; Teodorescu, Daniel, Bringing GIS Analysis to Institutional Research: Resources for Practitioners,  New Directions for Institutional research, NO. 120, Winter 2003, p. 92-98;  presents key GIS recourses includes books, software packages, data sources, and training options
Overcoming Survey Research Problems journal; Porter, Stephen R., Overcoming Survey Research Problems, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004
Raising Response Rates: What Works journal article; Porter, Stephen R., Raising Response Rates: What Works?, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 5-22; how survey administration and characteristics of a survey affect response rates
Web Surveys: Best Practices journal article; Umbach, Paul D., Web Surveys: Best Practices, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 23-38; the best practices of Web survey implementation 
Conducting Surveys on Sensitive Topics journal article; Pryor, John H., Conducting Surveys on Sensitive Topics, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 39-50;  surveying students about sensitive topics such as alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, and academic dishonesty
Understanding the Effect of Prizes on Response Rates journal article; Porter, Stephen R. and Michael E. Whitcomb, Understanding the Effect of Prizes on Response Rates, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 51-62; describes results of a study conducted to test the impact of prizes on response rates in a survey of high school students
Multiple Surveys of students and Survey Fatigue journal article; Porter, Stephen R., Michael E. Whitcomb, and William H. Weitzer, Multiple Surveys of Students and Survey Fatigue, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 63-74;  reviews survey fatigue and indications that administering multiple surveys in one academic year can significantly suppress response rates 
Conducting Longitudinal Studies journal article; Bauer, Karen W., Conducting Longitudinal Studies, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 75-90; survey administration techniques for conducting successful longitudinal surveys
Pros and Cons of Paper and Electronic Surveys journal article; Porter, Stephen R., Pros and Cons of Paper and Electronic Surveys, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 121, Spring 2004, p. 91-98; describes different types of paper and electronic surveys and their costs and benefits 
Leadership Perspectives on the Role of Character Development in Higher Education journal article; Yanikoski, Richard, Leadership Perspectives on the Role of Character Development in Higher Education, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 7-24; examines the increasing support for attending to the moral, ethical, and civic development of college students
Measuring Up: Defining and Assessing Outcomes of Character in College journal article; Strange, C. Carney, Measuring Up: Defining and Assessing Outcomes of Character in College, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 25-36; the role of character development in the college experience and methods to assess its outcome
College and Character: Insights from the National Survey of Student Engagement journal article; Kuh, George D. and Paul D. Umback, College and Character: Insights from the National Survey of Student Engagement, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 37-54; college conditions that contribute to character development
The Impact of College on Character Development journal article; Astin, Helen S. and Anthony Lising Antonio, The Impact of College on Character Development, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 55-64; the role college plays and the kind of curricular and co-curricular experience that affects character development
Citizenship Development and the American College Student journal article; Sax, Linda J., Citizenship Development and the American College Student, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 65-80;  strategies for how colleges can best prepare students for a life as a caring and involved citizen
The DePaul Values Project: An Ongoing Assessment of Students' Perceptions of a Private University's Core Mission and Values journal article; Filkins, Joseph W. and Joseph R. Ferrari, The DePaul Values Project: An Ongoing Assessment of Students' Perceptions of a Private University's Core Mission and Values, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 81-92; reports the findings of a university-wide student survey of attitudes and behaviors and their connection to institutional mission and values
Faithful Change: Exploring and Assessing Faith Development in Christian Liberal Arts Undergraduates journal article; Holcomb, Gay L. and Arthur J. Nonneman, Faithful Change: Exploring and Assessing Faith Development in Christian Liberal Arts Undergraduates , New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 93-104; the Faithful Cahnge Research Project addresses faith development and how to assess it
Assessing Outcomes of Character-Building Programs: Problems and Prospects journal article; Russell, Terrence R.,  Assessing Outcomes of Character-Building Programs: Problems and Prospects, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 122, Summer 2004, p. 105-110; how higher education can best address the challenges of assessing character outcomes in college
Professional Schools: Research and Assessment Involving Multiple Constituencies journal article; Sun, Jeffrey , Professional Schools: Research and Assessment Involving Multiple Constituencies, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p. 5-30; the influence of multiple constituents on research and assessment of professional programs
Religious Institutions in the United States:  Research Challenges journal article; Smith, Nora c. and Jerlando F.L. Jackson, Religious Institutions in the United States: Research Challenges, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p.  31-48; the diversity of religious institutions reflect myriad institutional foci and wide-ranging scholarly pursuits by students and faculty
Transnational Campuses: Obstacles and Opportunities for Institutional Research in  the Global Education Market journal article; Lane, Jason E. Christopher Brown II, and Matt-Allen Pearcey , Transnational Campuses: Obstacles and Opportunities for Institutional Research in  the Global Education Market , New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p. 49-62; the critical areas in need of attention by those studying transnational educational institutions
Proprietary Schools: Beyond the Issue of Profit journal article; Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M., Proprietary Schools: Beyond the Issue of Profit, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p. 63-80;  examines educational leadership, policy, and institutional research in the private, for-profit industry 
Measurement and evaluation in Corporate Universities journal article; Allen, Mark and Philip McGee , Measurement and Evaluation in corporate Universities, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p. 81-92; methods for evaluating both individual corporate programs and entire corporate universities
The Importance of Acknowledging Context in Institutional Research journal article; Lane, Jason E. and M. Christopher Brown II, The importance of Acknowledging Context in Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 124, Winter 2004, p. 92-104; conducting meaningful and relevant research in American higher education
Cataloging Institutional Efforts to Understand and Reduce College Student Departure journal article;Braxton, McKinney and Reynolds, Cataloging Institutional Efforts to Understand and Reduce College Student Departure,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 130, Summer 2006,  p. 25-32.  classifies the thirty-four documents provided by sixteen colleges and universities in the state of Indiana into four categories: institutional studies, assessments of programs designed to reduce student departure, assessments of the college environment and experience, and reports of polices and programs developed to reduce student departure
Key Issues in the Persistence of Underrepresented Minority Students journal article; Deborah Faye Carter, Key Issues in the Persistence of Underrepresented Minority Students,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 130, Summer 2006,  p. 33-46.  a research on retention of students of color which suggests possible areas of intervention to improve academic success
Minority Student Retention: Resources for Practitioners journal article; Seidman, Alan, Minority Student Retention: Resources for Practitioners,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p. 7-24.  a practical course of action in increasing student retention 
Student Engagement at Minority-Serving Institutions: Emerging Lessons from the BEAMS Project journal article; Bridges, Brian K., Barbara Cambridge, George D. Kuh, Student Engagement at Minority-Serving Institutions: Emerging Lessons from the BEAMS Project,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p. 25-44;  uses student engagement data to promote student success at minority-serving institutions
Using Action Research to Support Academic Program Improvement journal article; Hansen and Borden, Using Action Research to Support Academic Program Improvement,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 130, Summer 2006,  p. 47-62.  describes how an action research framework facilitates using evaluation and assessment results to improve programs and demonstrate institutional effectiveness
Retention and Student Success at Minority-Serving Institutions journal article; Merisotis, Jamie P. and Kirstin McCarthy, Retention and Student Success at Minority-Serving Institutions,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p.  45-58;  discusses the success of minority-serving institutions despite limited resources, changing demographics
Evaluating the Outcomes of Developmental Education journal article; Boylan, Hunter R., Barbara S. Bonham, Gamba Nwachi Tafari, Evaluating the Outcomes of Developmental Education,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p.  59-72; Diversitycan be  a resource for learning when institutional efforts to honor it are systematic rather thatn random and are integrated throughout the developmental program
A Chancellor's Vision: Establishing an Institutional Culture of Student Success jounal article; McLeod, Willis B., and Jon M. Young, A Chancellor's Vision: Establishing an Institutional Culture of Student Success,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p. 73-86;  The support of a visionary chief executive is essential to building a campus culture that promotes student success
The University College Model: A Learning-Centered Approach to Retention and Remediation journal article; Raab, Lettie and Anthony J. Adam, The University College Model: A Learning-Centered Approach to Retention and Remediation,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p. 87-106; the University College concept offers a holistic living-learning community model that incorporates intrusive advisement, centralized services, and residentially based academic enhancement
Retention in Higher Education: a Selective Resource Guide  journal article; Adam, Anthony J. and Gerald H. Gaither, Retention in Higher Education: a Selective Resource Guide,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 125, Spring 2005,  p. 107-122; an annotated international bibliography of web sites and other printed and electronic resources
Making an Impact with Alumni Surveys journal article; Cabrera, Alberto F., David J. Weerts, and Bradford J. Zulick, Making an Impact with Alumni Surveys, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p. 5-18; three conceptualizations of alumni research and their benefits, applications, and limitations for informing internal external audiences
Alumni Studies as Instruments of Public Policy: The U.S. Experience journal article; Ewell, Peter T., Alumni Studies as Instruments of Public Policy: The U.S. Experience,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p. 19-30;  provides an overview of alumni research in the United States and its role in shaping public policy
Increasing Potentials of Alumni Research for Curriculum Reforms: Some Experience from a German Reseach Institute journal article; Schomburg Harald and Ulrich Teichler,  Increasing Potentials of Alumni Research for Curriculum Reforms: Some Experience from a German Reseach Institute,  New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p. 31-48;  examinies applications of alumni research for curricular reforms reflecting the changing demands of the world of work
Measuring Competencies of Higher Education Graduates journal article; Allen, Jim, Ger Ramaekers, and Rolf van der Velden, Measuring Competencies of Higher Education Graduates, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p.  49-60; proposes a new instument for measuring the competencies of higher education graduates
Using Alumni Research to Align Program Improvement with Institutional Accountability journal article; Using Alumni Research to Align Program Improvement with Institutional Accountability, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p.  61-72;  case study illustrates how colleges and universities can design alumni surveys to serve multiple audiences and purposes
The Emerging Uses of Alumni Research in Spain journal article; Mora, Jose-Gines and Javier Vidal, The Emerging Uses of Alumni Research in Spain, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p.  73-82; discusses the growth of alumni surveys in Spain and the challeges and opportunities of applying this research for educational reform there
Alumni Studies in the United Kingdom journal article; Brennan, John, Ruth Williams, and Alan Woodley, Alumni Studies in the United Kingdom, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 126, Spring 2005, p.  83-94;  discusses the methodological challenges associated with measuring graduate outcomes among an increasingly diverse group of learners
Higher Education and Workplace Development: A Strategic Role for Institutional Research journal article; Voorhees, Richard A. and Lee Harvey, Higher Education and Workplace Development: A Strategic Role for Institutional Research, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 5-12; discusses international perspectives on workforce development and how institutional research can help institutions respond to workforce needs
Embedding and Integrating Employability journal article; Harvey, Lee, Embedding and Integrating Employability, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 13-28; discusses steps that institutional researchers can undertake to position their institutions and programs to serve graduates and employers
Institutional Research and New Program Development journal article; Voorhees, Richard A., Institutional Research and New Program Development, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 29-40; discusses a framework for aligning academic and technical programs with market realities relying on techniques that should be in the arsenal of most professional institutional researchers
Graduate Attributes and Their Development journal article; Yorke, Mantz and Lee Harvey, Graduate Attributes and Their Development, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 41-58; discusses the connections between institutional practices to identify graduate attributes and the resources available to institutions as they seek to align their instructional programs with labor markets
Accountability Measures in Workforce Training journal article; Phillippe, Kent A., Accountability Measures in Workforce Training, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 59-68; discusses the range of accountability measures for workforce training adopted by the US government and points to needed improvement
Working with Business and Industry to Enhance Curriculum Development and Student Employability journal article; Junghagen, Sven, Working with Business and Industry to Enhance Curriculum Development and Student Employability, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 69-82; discusses useful tasks institutional researchers can execute that help position their institution to engage more deeply in workforce development
Engaging Institutions in Workforce Development: Career Pathways for Disadvantaged Adults journal article; Alssid, Julian L., David Gruber, Davis Jenkins, Christopher Mazzeo, Brandon Roberts, and Regina Stanback-Stroud, Engaging Institutions in Workforce Development: Career Pathways for Disadvantaged Adults, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 83-98; discusses how institutions develop deliberate structures for disadvantaged adults that lead to careers promising economic self-sufficiency
An Action Agenda for Institutional Researchers journal article; Harvey, Lee and Richard A. Voorhees, An Action Agenda for Institutional Researchers, New Directions for Institutional Research, NO. 128, Winter 2005, p. 99-104; 
The AIR Professional File 1-16: Institutional Research Issues & Applications 1978-1983 index; The AIR Professional File 1-16: Institutional Research Issues & Applications 1978-1983, published by The Association for Institutional Research and The John H. Russel Center for the study of Higher Education, The University of Toledo, 1983
The Forgotten Question in  Information Technology Strategic Planning journal article;  Caclier, Jamie C.,  The Forgotten Question in Information Technology Strategic Planning, Planning for Higher Education; The journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 31, NO. 1, Sept-Nov  2002, p. 5-14; discusses the concerns associated with information technology strategic planning for higher education institutions
State Performance Reporting Indicators: What Do They Indicate? journal article;  Burke, Joseph c., Henrik Minassians, and Po Yang,  State Performance Reporting Indicators: What Do They Indicate?, Planning for Higher Education; The journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 31, NO. 1, Sept-Nov  2002, p. 15-29; discusses the new role performance reporting in accountability for public higher education
Grappling with Strategic Dissonance journal article;  Sowie, Sandra,  Grappling with Strategic Dissonance, Planning for Higher Education; The journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 31, NO. 1, Sept-Nov  2002, p. 30-45;  methodologies for analyzing the strategies used by educational technology units within higher education institutions as to how to achieve their goals
Collaboration in Professional Development journal article;  Williams, Mitchell R. and Kevin Pennington,  Collaboration in Professional Development, Planning for Higher Education; The journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 31, NO. 1, Sept-Nov  2002, p. 39-45; professional development at community colleges and other institutes of higher education is critical in helping the institution realize its mission
Evolution of a management Model journal article;  Lund, Nick L.,  Evolution of a Management Model, Planning for Higher Education; The journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 31, NO. 1, Sept-Nov  2002, p. 46-49; model involves a distributed learning university in partnership with a community college to provide greater accessibility to higher education in underserved regions 
Endowment Spending-A double-Edged Sword journal article; Basch, Donald L., Endowment Spending-A Double-Edged Sword, Planning for Higher Education, The Journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 32, NO. 3, March-May  2004, p. 5-14;  sharp changes in endowment market values highlight the importance of having an informed and balanced strategy regarding spending
From Academic Vision to Physical Manifestation journal article; Walleri, R. Dan and William E. Becker,  From Academic Vision to Physical Manifestation, Planning for Higher Education, The Journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 32, NO. 3, March-May  2004, p. 15-24; a community college's master planning process
Housing Strategies for the 21st Century: Revitalizing  Residential Life on Campus journal article; Hill, Christopher, Housing Strategies for the 21st Century: Revitalizing  Residential Life on Campus , Planning for Higher Education, The Journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 32, NO. 3, March-May  2004, p. 25-36; illustrates the innovative ways that institutions are involving facilities into their long-term learning and competitive strategies
Distance Education and Digital Intellectual Property Issues journal article; DiRamio, David C. and Gerald C. Kops, Distance Education and Digital Intellectual Property Issues , Planning for Higher Education, The Journal of the Society for College and University Planning, VOL. 32, NO. 3, March-May  2004, p. 37-46; discusses the need for practical and effective intellectual property law policies and procedures for distance education
Surviving Endowment Drought journal article; Lyons, David., Surviving Endowment Drought,  NACUBO, Business Officer, VOL. 36, NO. 8, February 2003, p. 14-29;  The 2002 NACUBO Endowment Study shows college and university endowments dipping for a second straight year. Institutions coping best have investment pools well diversified across asset classes.
It's Not Easy Building Green journal article; Higgins, Joseph, It's Not Easy Building Green,  NACUBO, Business Officer, VOL. 36, NO. 8, February 2003, p. 31-36;  Green building design is gaining significant interest in the higher education community. Before pursuing a green effort, understand the financial realities and potential political risks involved.
The Substance of Transparency: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act journal article; Mattie, John and Jack McCarthy, The Substance of Transparency: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act,  NACUBO, Business Officer, VOL. 36, NO. 8, February 2003, p. 39-43; Learn the implications of Sarbanes -- plus ways to ensure that your institution's internal controls, policies and procedures, compliance programs, and monitoring activities are in line with best practices.
Getting off the Burnout Track journal article; Hamilton, Kendra. Getting off the Burnout Track, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, VOL. 22, NO. 20, November 17, 2005, p.  26-31; examines teaching careers in higher education, addressing the issues of non/tenure and part-time employment
Flying Stanby journal article; Keels, Crystal L., Flying Stnadby, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, VOL. 22, NO. 20, November 17, 2005, p.  32-33; examines the changing employment in higher education, with regards to part-time and tenure track
The Ticking of the Biological and Tenure Clocks journal article; Valdata, Patricia, The Ticking of the Biological and Tenure Clocks, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, VOL. 22, NO. 20, November 17, 2005, p.  34-37; examines how Princeton University changes their maternity and tenure policies to move toward more progressive acoomodating practices for faculty
Diversity Officers - Coming to a Campuis Near You journal article; Banerji, Shilpa, Diversity Officers - Comming to a Campus Near You, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, VOL. 22, NO. 20, November 17, 2005, p.  38-40; examines the growing trend of appointing a "chief diversity officer" in higher education. 
Cultural Collisions journal article; Nahal, Anita, Cultural Collisions, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, VOL. 22, NO. 20, November 17, 2005, p.  41;  tips for international teaching assistants to  create an ideal classroom of cultural exchange, rather than of cultural collision
Why Do Universities Compete in the Ratings Game? An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of the U.S. News and World Report College Rankings journal article; Meredith, Marc, Why Do Universities Compete in the Ratings Game? An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of the U.S. News and World Report College Rankings, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 5, August 2004, p.  443-462;  examines the effects of the USNWR rankings on admission outcomes and pricing decisions at national doctoral universities during the 1990's
Forming Identities in College: A Sociological Approach journal article; Kaufman, Peter and Kenneth A. Feldman, Forming Identities in College: A Sociological Approach, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 5, August 2004, p.  463-496;  a nondevelopmental approach to the study of college student change
Effects of a Theory-Based Feedback and Consultation Process on Instruction and Learning in College Classrooms journal article; Hampton Scott E. and Robert A. Reiser, Effects of a Theory-Based Feedback and Consultation Process on Instruction and Learning in College Classrooms, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 5, August 2004, p.  497-528;  a theory based ratings instrument and consultation show affects to teaching practices, ratings of effectiveness, and student learning and motivation
Cross-Racial Interaction Among Undergraduates: Some Consequences, Causes, and Patterns journal article; Chang, Mitchell J., Alexander W. Astin, and Dongbin Kim, Cross-Racial Interaction Among Undergraduates: Some Consequences, Causes, and Patterns, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 5, August 2004, p. 529-553;  utilized longitudinal data set to examine educational relevance of cross-racial interaction
Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of NCAA Division I-A Graduation Rates journal article; Ferris, Eric, Mark Finster, and David McDonald, Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of NCAA Division I-A Graduation Rates, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 6, September 2004, p. 555-576;  examines athlete educational attainment, the impact of athletic success and the relationship between admission selectivity and educational attainment
A Comparison of Athletes and non-Athletes at Highly Selective Colleges: Academic Performance and Personal Development journal article; Aries, Elizabeth, Danielle McCarhty, Peter Salovey, and Mahzarin R. Banaji , A Comparison of Athletes and non-Athletes at Highly Selective Colleges: Academic Performance and Personal Development, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 6, September 2004, p. 577-602;  studied student-athletes' and non-athletes' sociability/extraversion and self-reported well-being
Comparing Institutional Relationships with Academic Departments: A Study of Five Academic Fields journal article; Lee, Jenny L. , Comparing Institutional Relationships with Academic Departments: A Study of Five Academic Fields, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 6, September 2004, p. 603-624;  examines, using discriminant analyses, how  relationships between institutional culture  and the culture of the academic department vary by disciplinary filed
Applying Holland's Typology to the Study of Differences in Student Views about Diversity journal article; Umbach, Paul D. and Jeffrey F. Milem , Applying Holland's Typology to the Study of Differences in Student Views about Diversity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 6, September 2004, p. 625-650;  examines, using the Holland's theory of personality and environment, the argument that the opportunities students have for learning are enhanced when they attend racially heterogeneous colleges than when they attend colleges that are more homogeneous
Effect of Racial/Ethnic Composition on Transfer Rates in Community Colleges: Implications for Policy and Practice journal article; Wassmer, Robert, Colleen Moore, and Nancy Shulock, Effect of Racial/Ethnic Composition on Transfer Rates in Community Colleges: Implications for Policy and Practice, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 6, September 2004, p. 651-672;  examines , using regression models, factors associated with community college transfer rates which reveal disparities according to racial/ethnic composition of student body
An Examination of the Influence of Institutional Context on student Persistence at 4-Year Colleges and Universities: A Multilevel Approach journal article; Titus, Marcin A., An Examination of the Influence of Institutional Context on student Persistence at 4-Year Colleges and Universities: A Multilevel Approach, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 7, November 2004, p. 673-700;  using constructs from college enrollments, student attrition model, college impact model, national survey data, and multilevel modeling techniques the study examines the extent to which persistence is influenced by the institutional context  
Educational Debt Burden Among Student Borrowers: An Analysis of the Baccalaureate & Beyond Panel, 1997 Follow-up journal article; Price, Derek V., Educational Debt Burden Among Student Borrowers: An Analysis of the Baccalaureate & Beyond Panel, 1997 Follow-up, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 7, November 2004, p. 701-738;  examines the relationship between educational debt burden and student race, ethnic, gender and income characteristics
Faculty Entrepreneurialism and the Challenge to Undergraduate Education at Research Universities journal article; Lee, Jenny J. and Robert A. Rhoads, Faculty Entrepreneurialism and the Challenge to Undergraduate Education at Research Universities, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 7, November 2004, p. 739-760;  compares the extent of entrepreneurial activities and levels of teaching commitment, and examines the relative effects on faculty commitment
A Loyalty Tax? National Measures of Academic Salary Compression journal article; Barbezat, Debra A., A Loyalty Tax? National Measures of Academic Salary Compression, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 7, November 2004, p. 761-776;  junior and senior salary ratios are derived  as well as predicted salary ratios dependent on similar productive traits
The Impact of an SES-Based Model on a College's Undergraduate Admissions Outcomes journal article; Young, John W. and Paul M. Johnson, The Impact of an SES-Based Model on a College's Undergraduate Admissions Outcomes, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 7, November 2004, p. 777- 797;  examines the impact of a class-based admissions policy rather than race-based affirmative action admissions
Faculty Environments, Psychosocial Dispositions, and the Academic Achievement of College Students journal article; Clifton, Rodcy A., Raymond P. Perry, Christine Adams Stubbs, and Lance W. Roberts, Faculty Environments, Psychosocial Dispositions, and the Academic Achievement of College Students , Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 8, December 2004, p. 801-828;  examines a conceptual model of academic attainment including cognitive demands set by professors and the social support provided by professors and students
Meeting the Access Challenge: An Examination of Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program journal article; St. John, Edward, Glenda Musoba, Ada Simmons, Choong-Geun Chung, Jack Schmit, and Chao-Ying Peng,  Meeting the Access Challenge: An Examination of Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 8, December 2004, p. 829-872;  examines the impact of Indian's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program, and intervention that provides supplemental grant aid and academic support for low-income middle and high school students
Evaluating the Motivation of Other Students to Cheat: a Vignette Experiment journal article; Rettinger, David A., Augustus D. Jordan, and Francisco Peschiera, Evaluating the Motivation of Other Students to Cheat: a Vignette Experiment, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 8, December 2004, p. 873-890;  examines the motivation, and behavior of students with results that showing interaction among the participant's gender, motivation and competence
Gender, Children and Research Productivity journal article; Stack, Steven, Gender, Children and Research Productivity, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 8, December 2004, p. 891-920;  examines the gender gap in research productivity thought to be due, in part, to gendered child care responsibilities
How Reliable are Our Assessment Data?: A Comparison of the Reliability of Data Produced in Graded and Un-Graded Condition journal article; Napoli, Anthony R. and Lanette A. Raymond, How Reliable are Our Assessment Data?: A Comparison of the Reliability of Data Produced in Graded and Un-Graded Condition, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 45, NO. 8, December 2004, p. 921-929;  evaluates the influence of assessment context on the reliability of an assessment measure
Departmental Contexts and Faculty Research Activity in Norway journal article; Smeby, Jens-Christian and Sverre Try, Departmental Contexts and Faculty Research Activity in Norway, Planning for Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 6, September 2005, p. 593-620; examines the relationship between departmental attributes and university faculty research activities' impact on research output
Salary Structure Effects and the Gender Pay Gap in Academia journal article; Barbezat, Debra and James W. Hughes, Salary Structure Effects and the Gender Pay Gap in Academia, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 6, September 2005, p. 621-640; presents estimates of the gender salary gap and discrimination based on the most recent national faculty survey data
Exploring Race Differences in Correlates of Seniors' Satisfaction with Undergraduate Education journal article; Einarson, Marne K. and Michael W. Matier, Exploring Race Differences in Correlates of Seniors' Satisfaction with Undergraduate Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 6, September 2005, p. 641-676; examines the correlates of overall satisfaction with undergraduate education for white, Asian American, Latino and African American seniors using multiple linear regression and decision tree analysis
Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Academic Success in College journal article; Zajacova, Anna, Scott M. Lynch, and Thomas J. Espenshade, Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Academic Success in College, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 6, September 2005, p. 677-706; examines the joint effects of academic self-efficacy and stress on the academic performance of nontraditional, largely immigrant and minority, college freshmen 
An Investigation of Broad and Narrow Personality Traits in Relation to General and Domain-Specific Life Satisfaction of College Students journal article; Lounsbury, John W., Richard A. Saudrga, Lucy W. Gibson, and Frederick T. Leong, An Investigation of Broad and Narrow Personality Traits in Relation to General and Domain-Specific Life Satisfaction of College Students, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 6, September 2005, p. 707-729; examines personality traits in relation to a measure of satisfaction with specific domains of college experience using results of hierarchical regression analyses
The Conditional and Interaction Effects of Epistemological Beliefs on the Self-regulated Learning of College Students: Motivational Strategies journal article; Paulsen, Michael B. and Kenneth A. Feldman, The Conditional and Interaction Effects of Epistemological Beliefs on thte Self-regulated Learning of College Students: Motivational Strategies, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 7, November 2005, p.  731-768;  examines the conditional and interaction effects of each of four dimensions of epistemological beliefs of college students regarding the ability to learn, the speed of learning, the structure of knowledge, and the stability of knowledge on six measures of the motivational components of self regulated learning strategies. 
Faculty-Student Interaction at the Community College: A Focus on Students of Color journal article; Chang, June C, Faculty-Student Interaction at the Community College: A Focus on Students of Color, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 7, November 2005, p.  769-802;  describes the level of faculty-student interaction on 2-year college campuses, examines student characteristics correlted with faculty contact,  and considers how interaction may differ among racial subgroups of students.
A Qualitative Method for Assessing Faculty Satisfaction journal article; Ambrose, Susan, Therese Huston, and Marie Norman, A Qualitative Method for Assessing Faculty Satisfaction, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 7, November 2005, p.  803-830;  investigates why some faculty members leave and why others stay by illuminating the complexities of individual experiences.
Redesigning for Collaboration within Higher Education Institutions: An Exploration into the Developmental Process journal article; Kezar, Adrianna. Redesigning for collaboration within Higher Education Institutions: An Exploration into the Developmental Process, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 7, November 2005, p.  831-860; examines how institutions moved from a culture that supports individual work to the ones that facilitate collaborative work.
The Influence of Age at Degree Completion on College Wage Premiums journal article;Taniguchi, Hiromi, The Influence of Age at Degree Completion on College Wage Premiums, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 8, December 2005, p.  861-881; examines how the size of the premium is affected by college timming while focusing on a possible gender difference.
Measuring Dterminants of Student Return vs. Dropout/Stopout vs. Transfer: A First-to-Second Year Analysis of New Freshmen journal article; Herzong, Serge, Measuring Determinants of Student Return vs. Dropout/Stopout vs. Transfer: A First-to-Second Year analysis of New Freshmen, Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 8, December 2005, p.  883-928; measures the impact of high school preparation, first-year academic performance, multi-institution enrollment, and financial aid support on second-year persistence.
Factorial Validity of Student Ratings of Instruction journal article; Renaud, Robert D. and Harry G. Murray, Factorial Validity of Student Ratings of Instruction. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 8, December 2005, p.  929-953; tested the Systematic Distortion Hypothesis by examining the factorial validity of student ratings of university teaching
What can Institutional Research do to Help Colleges Meet the Workforce Needs of States and Nations journal article; Toutkoushian, Robert K., What can Institutional Research do to Help Colleges Meet the Workforce Needs of States and Nations. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL. 46, NO. 8, December 2005, p.  955-984; discusses how institutional researches can help explain to campus administrators and others the role that institutions play in training individuals for the workplace, and why they cannot always quickly respond to and solve shortages of college-trained workers.
Reducing the Academic Risks of Over-Optimism: The Longitudinal Effects of Attributional Retraining on Cognition and Achievement journal article; Haynes, Tara L., Ruthig, Joelle C., Perry, Raymond P., Stupnisky, Robert H., Hall, Nathan C.; Reducing the Academic Risks of Over-Optimism: The Longitudinal Effects of Attributional Retraining on Cognition and Achievement. Research in Higher Education, Journal od the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 7, November 2006, p. 755-779, examines the adtiveness of overly optimistic expectations in novel settings (college).
How Do Students Choose a University? An Analysis of Applications to Universities in Ontario, Canada journal article; Drewes, Torbin and Michael, Christopher, How Do Students Choose A University?: An Analysis of Applications to Universities in Ontario, Canada. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 7, November 2006, p. 781-800, uses a rank-ordered logit to determine which attributes play into the decision of where to go to college.
Students' Personality Types, Intended Majors, and College Expectations: Further Evidence Concerning Psychological and Sociological Interpretations of Holland's Theory journal article; Pike, Gary R., Students' Personality Types, Intended Majors, and College Expectations: Further evidence Concerning Psychological and Sociological Interpretations of Holland's Theory. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 7, November 2006, p. 801-822, studies the link between personality type and intended major and college expectations.
When Parents Want Childern to Stay Home for College journal article; Lopez Turley, Ruth N., When Parents Want Children To Stay Home For College. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 7, November 2006, p. 823-846, investigates the influence of parental preferences in applying to colleges.
Educational Expenditures and Student Engagement: When Does Money Matter? journal article; Pike, Gary R., Smart, John C., Kuh, George D., Hayek, John C., Educational Expenditures and Student Engagement: When Does Money Matter?. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 7, November 2006, p. 847-872, examines the relationships between higher education expenditures and students' engagement in educationally purposeful activities.
The Impact of Community College Attandance on Baccalaureate Attainment journal article; Alfonso, Mariana, The Impact of Community College Attendance on Baccalaureate Attainment. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 8, December 2006, p. 873-903, studies the correlation between attending a community college and earning a baccalaureate degree.
Analysis of Stopout Behavior at a Public Research University: The Multi-Spell Discrete-Time Approach journal article; Johnson, Iryna Y., Analysis of Stopout Behavior ata a Public Research University: The Multi-Spell Discrete-Time Approach. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 8, December 2006, p. 905-934, investigates reasons for attrition.
A Predictive Model of Inquiry to Enrollment journal article; Goenner, Cullen F. and Pauls, Kenton, A Predictive Model of Inquiry to Enrollment. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 8, December 2006, p. 935-956, utilizing an inquiry model to improve recruitment efforts.
Legal Issues and Statistical Approaches to Reverse Pay Discrimination in Higher Education journal article; Eckes, Suzanne E. and Toutkoushian, Robert K., Legal Issues and Statistical Approaches to Reverse Pay Discrimination in Higher Education. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 47, NO 8, December 2006, p. 957-984, investigates discrimination towards male faculty members when universities adjust female faculty pay rates.
Factors Influencing Positive Interactions Across Race for African American, Asian American, Latino, and White College Students journal article; Saenz, Victor B., Ngai, Hoi Ning, and Hurtado, Sylvia, Factors Influencing Positive Interactions Across Race for African American, Asian American, Latino, and White College Students. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 1, February 2007, p. 1-38, studies factors that promote positive interactions across race for college students.
Initial Evidence on the Long-Term Impacts of Work Colleges journal article; Wolniak, Gregory C. and Pascarella, Ernest T., Initial Evidence on the Long-Term Impacts of Work Colleges. Research in Higher Education, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 1, February 2007, p. 39-71, explores the impacts of attending a work college while enrolled and up to 25 years after graduation.
An Investigation of Critical Mass: The Role of Latino Representation in the Success of Urban Community College Students journal article; Hagedorn, Linda Serra, Chi, Winny, Cepeda, Rita M., and McLain, Melissa, An Investigation of Critical Mass: The Role of Latino Representation in the Success of Urban Community College Students, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 1, February 2007, p. 73-91, studies academic outcomes of Latino students attending community colleges with high and low Latino student populations.
Students' Persistence in a Distributed Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study journal article; Ivankova, Nataliya V. and Stick, Sheldon L., An Investigation of Critical Mass: Students' Persistence in a Distributed Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 1, February 2007, p. 93-135, identifies factors contributing to students' persistence in a doctoral program.
More than Meets the Eye: Cirricular and Programmatic Effects on Student Learning journal article; Lambert, Amber D., Terenzini, Patrick T. and Lattuca, Lisa L., More than Meets the Eye: Cirricular and Programmatic Effects on Student Learning, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 2, March 2007, p. 141-168, reports the effects of program characteristics and faculty activities on students' experiences.
Gender Equity in the Academic Labor Market: An Analysis of Academic Disciplines journal article; Umbach, Paul D., Gender Equity in the Academic Labor Market: An Analysis of Academic Disciplines, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 2, March 2007, p. 169-192,study uses hierarchical linear modeling to analyze disciplinary market conditions on faculty salaries.
The Status of Equity for Black Faculty and Administrators in Public Higher Education in the South journal article; Perna, Laura W., Gerald, Danette, Baum, Evan, and Milem, Jeffrey, The Status of Equity for Black Faculty and Administrators in Public Higher Education in the South, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 2, March 2007, p. 193-228, uses IPEDS data to analyze the status of Blacks among faculty and administrators.
Examining Herzberg's Theory: Improving Job Satisfaction among Non-Academic Employees at a University journal article; Smerek, Ryan E. and Peterson, Marvin, Examining Herzberg's Theory: Improving Job Satisfaction among Non-Academic Employees at a University, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 2, March 2007, p. 229-250, reports the results of a survey regarding job satisfaction.
Measuring the Impact of Professional Accreditation on Student Experiences and Learning Outcomes journal article; Volkwein, J. Fredericks, Lattuca, Lisa R., Harper, Betty J. and Domingo, Robert J., Measuring the Impact of Professional Accreditation on Student Experiences and Learning Outcomes, Journal of the Association for Institutional Research, VOL 48, NO 2, March 2007, p. 251-282, examines the influence of a change in accreditation standards.
Weighting Omissions and Best Practices When Using Large-Scale Data in Educational Research journal article; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L., AIR (Association for Institutional Research) Professional File. Number 101, Fall, 2006.  Determinations of data's approperiate use by reviewing use of weights and design effects.  Discussion of best proctices in using national datasets for authors and journal editors.
Higher Education Directory, 2004 Edition directory;  Burke, Jeanne M.The Higher Education Directory, Higher Education publications, Inc, Falls Church, Virginia, 2004; contains listings of accredited, degree granting institutions of postsecondary education in the United States and its outlying areas.
Higher Education Directory, 2006 Edition directory;  Burke, Jeanne M.The Higher Education Directory, Higher Education publications, Inc, Falls Church, Virginia, 2006; contains listings of accredited, degree granting institutions of postsecondary education in the United States and its outlying areas.
Strategic Planning for Colleges and Universities:  A Systems Approach to Planning and Resource Allocation book;  Merson, John C. and Robert L. Qualls, Strategic Planning For Colleges and Universities: A Systems Approach to Planning and Resource Allocation,  Trinity University Press, SanAntonio, 1979;  describes techniques comprised of planning and resource allocation procedures that link together the key tasks of managing an institution of higher education
Institutional Research in the University:  A Handbook book; Dressel, Paul L. and associates, Institutional Research in the University: A Handbook, Jossey-Bass, Inc., Publishers, 1971; reference book about the what and how of effective institutional research 
University Space Planning:  Translating the Educational Program of a University into Physical Facility Requirements book; Bareither, Harlan D. and Jerry L. Schillinger, University Space Planning: Translating the Educational Program of a University into Physical Facility Requirements, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1968;   a new analytical methodology called the "numeric method," establishes a means by which existing and future facilities of an institution of higher learning can be defined, analyzed and projected systematically to coincide with the educational goals of its governing agency
Resource Manual: On Institutional Effectiveness handbook; Resource Manual: On Institutional Effectiveness, Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1996;  provides institutional leaders an understanding of the concept of assessment as it relates to the requirements of Section III, Institutional Effectiveness
2002-2003 Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education: Programs Candidates directory; Von Alt, Kenneth A. ed., 2002-2003 Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education: Programs Candidates, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C., 2003; compiles the listings for those institutions that meet acceptable levels of educational quality and financial stability
College Student Retention: Formula for Student Success book, Deidman, Alan ed., College Student Retention: Formula For Student Success, American Council on Higher Education and Praeger Publishers, 2005;  colleges develop intervention programs and services to try to retain students
Mail and Telephone Surveys: The Total Design Method book; Dillman, Don A., Mail and Telephone Surveys: The Total Design Method,  John Wiley &Sons, New York,1978; step-by-step details of how to conduct successful mail and telephone surveys
Educational Research: An Introduction book; Borg, Walter R. and Meredith D. Gall, Educational Research: An Introduction,  David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1971; covers the essentials of educational research from identifying the problem to writing the thesis
Higher Education and the Color Line; College Access, Racial Equity and Social Change book; Orfield, Gary, Patricia Marin, and Catherine L. Horn. Ed., Higher Education and the Color Line; College Access, Racial Equity and Social Change, Harvard Education Press; Cambridge, Maassachusetts, 2005; Multiple collected works including: "The Racial Transformation of Higher Education," "Higher Education as a Strategy of Social Mobility," "Equity in Educational Attainmnet," "Can Minority Students Afford College in an Era of Skyrocketing Tuition," "Illusions of Opportunity at Two-Year Colleges" "Exemplary Programs for Retaining and Supporint Students of Color," "The Evolving Relationship between Large-Scale Stndardized Assessment and Higher Education," "After Grutter and Gratz, Higher Education, Race, and the Law," "From Strict Scrutiny to Educational Scrutiny: A New Vision for Higher Education Policy and Research."
Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education book; Astin, Alexander W.,  Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, American Council on Education and Oryx Press, 1993;  addresses the practical needs of faculty, administrators, researchers, institutions, and government bodies and assessment methodology that will produce information of value 
Final Report 2003: Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses report;  Laura Siaya and Fred M. Hayward, Final Report 2003: Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses, American Council on Education, 2003;  this report examines the internationalization efforts of U.S. colleges and universities with comparisons to previous data, as appropriate and possible. It also looks at the international experiences and attitudes of undergraduate students and faculty.  
Higher Education Directory, 2003 Edition directory;  Burke, Jeanne M.The Higher Education Directory, Higher Education publications, Inc, Falls Church, Virginia, 2003; contains listings of accredited, degree granting institutions of postsecondary education in the United States and its outlying areas.
Higher Education Directory, 2005 Edition directory;  Burke, Jeanne M.The Higher Education Directory, Higher Education publications, Inc, Falls Church, Virginia, 2005; contains listings of accredited, degree granting institutions of postsecondary education in the United States and its outlying areas.
Recruitment, Admissions and Handicapped Students: A Guide for compliance with Section504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 guide; Recruitment, Admissions and Handicapped Students: A Guide for compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,  The HEATH Resource Center, American Council on Education and the American Association of Collegiate Reistrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC  1985; prescriptions offered for adaptation to the particular circumstances of each college and university
Price and Quality in Higher Education book; Gilmore, Jeffrey L., Price and Quality in Higher Education, Office of Research, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and U.S. Department of Education, 1990; discusses the assumptions that quality of college is reflected in price and that colleges have a positive impact on their students
Criteria for Accreditation book;  Criteria for Accreditation,  Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and schools, 1996; handbook about the accreditation process and the improvement of educational quality throughout the region and ensuring institutions meet established regional standards
The Pocket Guide to U.S. Higher Education 2002 directory; The Pocket Guide to U.S. Higher Education 2002, EDUCAUSE, Washington, D.C., 2002; provides a  variety of resources and organizations that detail specific aspects of higher education
Microsoft Office: Version 4.2 and 4.3 handbook; Microsoft Office 4.2 and 4.3, Microsoft Corporation, 1992-1994
The Concise Guide to Microsoft Windows Operating System Version 3.1 handbook;  Jamsa, Kris, The Concise Guide to Microsoft Windows Operating System Version 3.1,  Microsoft Press, Redmond, Washington, 1992; 
Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 handbook; Microsoft Excel Version 5.0, Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1994;
Microsoft Excel Version 5.0; Visual Basic User's Guide handbook; Microsoft Excel Version 5.0: Visual Basic User's Guide, Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1994;  Microsoft Visual Basic programming system, applications edition
Microsoft Query Version 1.0 handbook; Microsoft QueryVersion 1.0,  Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1994; 
Microsoft Word: the World's Most Popular Word Processor, Version 6.0 handbook; Microsoft Word: The World's Most Popular Word Processor, Version 6.0, Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1994;
Microsoft Works: The Essential Tools for Easier Everyday Computing handbook; Microsoft Works: The Essential Tools for Easier Everyday Computing, Microsoft Corporation, 1986-1994;
Questionnaire Survey Reseach:What Works book; Suskie, Linda A., Questionnaire Survey Reseach:What Works2nd Edition, Association for Institutional Research, Tallahassee, FL, 1996; includes Planning the Survey, Formats for Survey Questions, Developing a Survey Instrument, Conducting a Survey, processing the Survey Results, Analyzing the Survey Data, Reporting Results, Appendices
Informationon Student Outcomes: How to Get It and How to Use It book; Ewell, Peter, Informationon Student Outcomes: How to Get It and How to Use It, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 1983; includes student outcomes, outcomes data base, applying information to institutional decisionmaking, dat-gathering instuments, publications bibliography
Scholarship Assesssed: Evaluation of the Professoriate book; Glassick, Charles, Mary Huber, and Gene Maeroff, Scholarship Assesssed: Evaluation of the Professoriate,  Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1997; includes scholarship in transition, standards of scholarly work, documenting scholarship, the process, qualities of a scholar, questionnaire, reexamination of faculty roles and rewards, notes, Carnegie classifications
Siemens PhoneMail Systems: Release 6.3 handbook; Siemens PhoneMail Systems: Release 6.3, Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, 19998;  includes features, access, answering options, mailbox options,  phonemail options, TDD applications, voice-activated features  
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk book; Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk,  Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2005;  includes the media, education reform, admissions, quality, iberal education, challenges, markets, students, undergraduate education, minorities, and curriculum
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk video; Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk,  Learning Matters, Inc., 2005; includes higher education through the eyes of students, professors, and college administrators
Washington and Lee University Data Entry Standards handbook; Washington and Lee University Data Entry Standards,  2005, includes data entry codes for the university's database
Resumes of the Class of 1987 report; Resumes of the Class of 1987; Office of Career Development and Placement at Washing ton and Lee University, no date; the 114 students represented in this book include the majority of the 1987 class who are planning to enter the work force immediately after graduation
Four Year Plan - Career Development brochure; Four Year Plan: Career Development, Career Development and Placement Office, no date;  4 year career search plan for students
Washington and Lee University: Career Development and Placement brochure; Washington and Lee Career Development and Placement, Career Services, no date; purpose, services, staff, hours
Washington and Lee University Career Services Report Class of 2000 and Recruitment Activities report; Washington and Lee University Career services Report Class of 2000 and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, May 2001; profiles the activities of the Class of 2000 during the first year following graduation
Washington and Lee University 2004-2005 Annual Report report, Washington and Lee 2004-2005 Annual Report, Report for audience ineterested in the welfare, activities and financial status of the university. (3 copies)
Washington and Lee University Alumni Directory 1749-2005 directory, Washington and Lee University Alumni Directory 1749-2005, Washington and Lee University 2005
Report  on the Class of 1999 and Recruitment Activities report; Report on the Class of 1999 and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 2000; profiles the activities of the Class of 1999 during the first year following graduation
Report on the  Class of 1998 and Recruitment Activities report; Report on the Class of 1998 and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1999; profiles the activities of the Class of 1998 during the first year following graduation
Report on the  Class of 1997 and Recruitment Activities report; Report  on the Class of 1997and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1998; profiles the activities of the Class of 1997 during the first year following graduation
Report on the Class of 1996 and Recruitment Activities report; Report  on the Class of 1996and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1997; profiles the activities of the Class of 1996 during the first year following graduation
Report on the Class of 1995 and Recruitment Activities report; Report  on the Class of 1995and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1996; profiles the activities of the Class of 1995 during the first year following graduation
Report on the Class of 1995 and Recruitment Activities (Copy 2) report; Report  on the Class of 1995and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1996; profiles the activities of the Class of 1995 during the first year following graduation
Report on the Class of 1994 and Recruitment Activities report; Report  on the Class of 1994and Recruitment Activities, Career Services Washington and Lee University, March 1995; profiles the activities of the Class of 1994 during the first year following graduation
Placement Report For the Class of 1993 report; Placement Report for the Class of 1993, Career Development and Placement Office Washington and Lee University, no date; profiles the activities of the Class of 1993 during the first year following graduation
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service report; Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1970-1971;  Washington and Lee University, August, 1971;  a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Washington and Lee University Fact Book The Fact Book began as an official volume of the University's Self-Study Report which was submitted to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in March 1978 as part of the reaccreditation process.  In recent years it has been trimmed to eliminate information readily available in other publications.  The Fact Book contains information in the following categories:  governance and finance; academic affairs and the undergraduate library; registrar information; admission and student recruitment; student life today; the law schools; the alumni and development program;   1977-78;  1987-88; 1990-91 to1998-1999; 2001-02 to 2004-05
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1993 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1993,   Washington and Lee University, September 1994; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1996 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1996,   Washington and Lee University, September 1996; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1995 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1995,   Washington and Lee University, November 1996; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1994 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1994,   Washington and Lee University, October 1995; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1991 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects - Summer 1991 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1991 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects-Summer 1991,   Washington and Lee University, October 1992; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Pedagogy, Scholarship, and Service 1990 and Report of Glenn, Mellon, and Pew Grant Projects - Summer 1990 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1 990 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects-Summer 1990,   Washington and Lee University, December 1991; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Pedagogy, Scholarship, and Service 1989 and Report of Glenn, Mellon, and Pew Grant Projects - Summer of 1989 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1989 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects-Summer 1989,   Washington and Lee University, August 1990; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Pedagogy, Scholarship, and Service 1987 and Report of Glenn, Mellon, and Pew Grant Projects - Summer 1987 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1987 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects-Summer 1987,   Washington and Lee University, August 1988; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Pedagogy, Scholarship, and Service 1986 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects - Summer of 1986 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1986 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects-Summer 1986,   Washington and Lee University, August 1987; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1985 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects - Summer of 1985 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1985 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects-Summer 1985,   Washington and Lee University, July 1986; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1982 - 1983 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects - Summer of 1982 and 1983 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1982-1983 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects-Summer of 1982 and 1983,   Washington and Lee University, January 1984; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1980 - 1981 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects - Summer of 1980 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1980-1981 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects-Summer of 1980,   Washington and Lee University, August 1981; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1978 - 1979 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects - Summer of 1978 report; Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1978-1979 and Report of Glenn Grant Projects-Summer of 1978,   Washington and Lee University, August 1979; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1977 - 1978 report; Report of Faculty Scholarly Activity and Public Service 1978-1979,   Washington and Lee University, August 1978; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1988 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects - Summer 1988 report; Report of Faculty Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Service 1988 and Report of Glenn, Mellon and Pew Grant Projects-Summer 1988,   Washington and Lee University, August 1989; a listing of scholarly activities and public services of the faculty
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2003-04 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2002-03, Office of Communications, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2002-03 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2002-03, Office of Communications, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2001-02 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 2001-02, Office of Communications, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1998-99 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1998-99, Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1997-98 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1997-98, Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1996-97 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1996-97, Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1995-96 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1995-96, Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1993-94 brochure; facts about: Washington and Lee University, 1993-94, Personnel Services, Washington and Lee University; includes enrollment, admissions, tuition, majors, faculty, student life and athletics information
The Washington and Lee University Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2002 report;  The Washington and Lee University Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2002,  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, August 23, 2002;  statements of financial position , activities, and cash flows, changes in net assets
University Library Annual Report 1991-1992 report; University Library Annual Report 1991-1992;  document 7 years of significant change in the university library system, includes assessment of records management bibliographic instruction collections, services, personnel, statistics, future objectives
Student Viewpoints: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2001 survey;  Desjardins, Steve,  Student Viewpoints: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2001,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, March 2002; presents the results of the 2001 Senior Exit Survey
Student Viewpoints: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2001 (Copy 2) survey;  Desjardins, Steve,  Student Viewpoints: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2001,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, March 2002; presents the results of the 2001 Senior Exit Survey
Student Viewpoints- Alumni Judgments: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2000 and Alumni Survey Class of 1997 survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints- Alumni Judgments: Senior Exit Survey Class of 2000 and Alumni Survey Class of 1997,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, November 2000; presents the results of the 2000 Senior Exit Survey and the Class of 1997 Alumni Survey
Faculty/Administration/Staff Survey on the Institutional Effectiveness Committee: Survey of Employer Recruiters and Class of 1999 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Faculty/Administration/Staff Survey on the Institutional Effectiveness committee, Survey of Employer Recruiters, and Senior Exit Survey Class of 1999,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, November 1999; presents the results of the IEC review, employer recruiters, and the 1999 Senior Exit Survey 
Student Viewpoints: Class of '98 Senior Exit Survey and Class of '00 Sophomore Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '98 Senior Exit Survey and Class of '00 Sophomore Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, January 1999T; his report presents the results of the Class of '98 Senior Exit Survey which examined student attitudes and behavior regarding cheating and the Class of '00 Sophomore Survey results
Student Viewpoints: Class of '97 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '97 Senior Exit Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, November 1997; results of the Class of '97 Senior Exit Survey
Student Viewpoints - Faculty Judgments: Class of '96 Senior Exit Survey and Faculty Survey on Writing Pedagogy survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints-Faculty Judgments: Class of '96 Senior Exit Survey and Faculty Survey on Writing Pedagogy,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, November 1996; results of the students' education and experience in the Class of '96 Senior Exit Survey and assessment on student writing in the Faculty Survey on Writing Pedagogy
Student Viewpoints - Alumni Judgments: Class of '95 Senior Exit Survey and Class of '91 Alumni Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints-Alumni Judgments: Class of '95 Senior Exit Survey and class of '91 Alumni Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, September 1995;  results of the Class of '95 Senior Exit Survey and Class of '91 Alumni Survey
Student Viewpoints: Class of '94 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '94 Senior Exit Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University;  results of the Class of '94 Senior Exit Survey
Student Viewpoints: Class of '93 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '93 Senior Exit Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University; results of the Class of '93 Senior Exit Survey
Student Viewpoints: Class of '92 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '92 Senior Exit Survey,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, October, 1992; results of the Class of '92 Senior Exit Survey
Student Voices: Class of '91 Senior Exit Survey survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  Student Viewpoints: Class of '91 Senior Exit Interviews,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University;  results of the Class of '01 Senior Exit Survey
Report of the University Registrar  report;  Report of the University Registrar;  University Registrar, Washington and Lee University, 1970-1971; 1979-1980 (2 copies); 1967-1968 to 1969-1970; 1971-1972 to 1985-1986; 1987-1988 to 1993-1994;  
The Black Student Experience at W&L survey;  McAhren, Robert W.,  The Black Student Experience at W&L,  Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Washington and Lee University, March 1999; survey examines how black students experience the university 
Coeducation Review Committee: Final Report self-study; Coeducation Review committee Final Report, September 1994, Coeducation Review Committee, Washington and Lee University;  summary report with recommendations of where the University stands in its transition from an all-male undergraduate college to a fully coeducational institution
The Self-Study Report of Washington and Lee University to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools  self-study; McAhren, Robert W. ed.,The Self-Study Report of Washington and Lee University to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, March 1999; the self-study corresponds to the University's desire to continue to strengthen its educational program through the careful and honest evaluation of every aspect of its enterprise in accordance with the standards set by its peers in higher education and agreed to by the University through its participation in the activities of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Inclusiveness Survey Executive Summary survey; Inclusiveness Survey Executive Summary,  Institutional Effectiveness committee, Washington and Lee University, 1999;  survey results outlines the campus dynamics of tolerance and open-mindedness
Experimental Accreditation Maintenance Report self-study; Experimental Accreditation Maintenance Report, May 31, 2003, Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, Washington and Lee University; executive summary, strategic plan, annual maintenance reports, and faculty management policies prepared for AACSB International
The Washington and Lee - Society of the Cincinnati Connection report; Sullivan, John l.P. and Sanders, Irwin Taylor II, The Liberty Hall and Washington Academy College Society of the Cincinnati Connection, The Washington and Lee University Library and The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia, 1983;  describes the founding, connection of W&L with the society and the eventual endowment made by the society to the university
2003 Survey of Students of Color survey;  Hughes, James J..  2003 Survey of Students of Color, Consortium of High Achievement and Success (CHAS);  Preliminary report of requencies for Washington and Lee University.
Washington and Lee Strategic Report report; Washington and Lee Strategic Report, Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group, April 9, 2002; includes ASQ data and US News rankings, tuition and fees comparison, salary comparison, benchmarks, and  CIRP 2001
The Robert E. Lee Research Program Washington and Lee University, 1978-1979 report; The Robert E. Lee Research Report Program Washington and Lee University, 1978-1979, June 1979; summaries of the student and faculty projects funded by the research program
Student Research Programs at Washington and Lee University 1990 - 1991: The Robert E. Lee Research Program and the Leyburn Scholars Research Program report; Student Research Programs at Washington and Lee University 1990 - 1991: The Robert E. Lee Research Program and the Leyburn Scholars Research Program, July 1991; collection of abstracts submitted by university researchers who have acquired university grant money for research 
Washington and Lee Reports on Summer Research 1994: The Glenn Grant Program and the Robert E. Lee Research Program report; Washington and Lee Reports on Summer Research 1994: The Glenn Grant Program and the Robert E. Lee Research Program, December 1994;  collection of abstracts submitted by university researchers who have acquired university grant money for research
Washington and Lee University: Institutional Long Range Plan (I) 1990 - 2000 (Final Draft) report; Washington and Lee University Institutional Long Range Plan ,Vol. 1, 1990-2000: Into the Twenty-First Century: Academic and Financial Goals for Washington and Lee University, The Long Range Plan Steering Committee, Washington and Lee University, July 15, 1989;  includes assessment of faculty, students, academic programs, institutional effectiveness, the school of law, administration, and physical plant
Washington and Lee University: Institutional Long Range Plan (I) 1990 - 2000 report; Washington and Lee University Institutional Long Range Plan, Vol. 1, 1990-2000: Into the Twenty-First Century: Academic and Financial Goals for Washington and Lee University, The Long Range Plan Steering Committee, Washington and Lee University, June 20, 1989;  includes assessment of faculty, students, academic programs, institutional effectiveness, the school of law, administration, and physical plant
Washington and Lee University: Institutional Long Range Plane (II) 1990 - 2000 (Final Draft)  report; Washington and Lee University Institutional Long Range Plan, Vol. 2, 1990-2000: Into the Twenty-First Century: Academic and Financial Goals for Washington and Lee University, The Long Range Plan Steering Committee, Washington and Lee University, June 20, 1989;  includes assessment of faculty, students, academic programs, institutional effectiveness, the school of law, administration, and physical plant
Washington and Lee University: Criteria - "Must" Statement Report report;  Washington and Lee University Criteria "Must" Statement Report, March 1, 1990; appendix to Washington and Lee University Institutional Long-Range Plan, which replaces the traditional self-study normally completed in advance of the re-accreditation team visit.
1997 Special Programs Report report; 1997 Special Programs Report, Office of Special Programs, Washington and Lee University, December 1997;  includes the University Alumni College and College Abroad, Summer Scholars, Futures, Elderhostel, Conference management, and sports camp summaries from 1 October 1996 through 30 September 1997
1995 Special Programs Report report; 1995 Special Programs Report, Office of Special Programs, Washington and Lee University, December 1995; includes the University Alumni College and College Abroad, Summer Scholars, Futures, Elderhostel, Conference management, and sports camp summaries from 1 October 1994 through 30 September 1995 
1986 Summer Programs Report 1986 Summer Programs Report, Office of Special Programs, Washington and Lee University, Sept 1986; includes Institute for Executives, sports camps, alumni college, summer scholars, elderhostel, fine arts workshop, trial advocacy, conference management summaries from 15 June through 2 August
Special Alumni Conference: Program Details and Reference Book program; Special Alumni conference October 7,8 & 9 1976, Washington and Lee University; details include University  governance & finance, academic affairs, admissions and recruitment, student life, law school, development
Special Alumni Conference: Program Details and Reference Book program; Special Alumni conference October 8,9 & 10 1975, Washington and Lee University; details include University  governance & finance, academic affairs, admissions and recruitment, student life, law school, development
Special Alumni Conference: Program Details and Reference Book program; Special Alumni conference November 14,15 & 16  1974, Washington and Lee University; details include University  governance & finance, academic affairs, admissions and recruitment, student life, law school, development
Special Alumni Conference: Program Details and Reference Book program; Special Alumni conference November 8, 9 &10  1973, Washington and Lee University; details include University  governance & finance, academic affairs, admissions and recruitment, student life, law school, development
Strategic Plan: Foundation Study 1998 - 2005 (draft #3) report; Strategic Plan Foundation Study 1998-2005, Washington and Lee University, May 22, 1998; summarizes the strategic plan of the University over the next 7 years.
Summary Report: Campus Master Plan report, Summary Report Campus Master Plan: Washington and Lee University, Lexington Virginia, February 1998, The Hillier Group, Princeton, New Jersey;  In September 1996, Washington and Lee University engaged The Hillier Group to assist the University in updating its comprehensive 1990 Campus Master Plan.  This report summarizes the process, activities, and conclusions reached during the planning study.
Washington and Lee University Reports on Summer Research 1997: The Glenn Grant Program, The Robert E. Lee Research Program, and the Keck Geology Consortium report; Washington and Lee University Reports on Summer Research 1997: The Glenn Grant Program, The Robert E. Lee Research Program, and the Keck Geology Consortium, January 1998; collection of abstracts submit