Using Qualitative Methods in Institutional Assessment: New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 136

By: IR (Institutional Research) Staff

This volume advocates the broad use of qualitative methods in assessment across American higher education: campus cultures, academic success and retention programs, student experiences and learning, and teaching effectiveness. The chapter authors suggest that responses to demands for increased accountability will be insufficient if researchers continue to rely almost exclusively on statistical analyses to assess institutional effectiveness. Instead,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470283610
• ISBN13: 9780470283615
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"