Latest Editions of AIR Professional
File and IR Applications – Now Available
Recently added –
Professional File # 115, In Their Own Words: Effectiveness in Institutional
Research
By William Knight, Bowling Green State University
This study sought to understand and improve effectiveness in institutional research
(IR) by interviewing, observing, and analyzing resumes of IR practitioners who have
been identified by their colleagues as particularly effective in having an impact
on decision-making, planning, and policy formation. Ten themes for effectiveness
in IR were identified, and a model of the components of effectiveness in IR is also
provided.
Newly available
– IR Applications # 25,
The Big Payoff: Use of Incentives to Enhance Participation in Web Surveys
Stephanie Wren, Oakland Community College and Nancy Showers, Oakland Community College
Students are demanding more convenient and less time-consuming forums in which to
be engaged in all areas of their education, including sharing their ideas about
their educational experiences. Web surveys are more prevalent as a technologically
advanced research medium being used throughout higher education. As such, this methodology
is proving to be an effective means of allowing students to provide their input.
One arena that has yet to be fully explored is whether or not the use of incentives
will encourage a higher response rate among students participating in web-based
student survey panels.
You can view or download
PF # 115 and
IR Applications #25 from the AIR Web site.
Interested in having your manuscripts considered for the Professional File or IR
Applications? Authors can submit contributions from various sources such as a Forum
presentation or an individual article. Articles should be 10-15 double-spaced pages,
and include an abstract and references. Authors who submit for either IR Applications
or the Professional File will be considered for both publications unless
otherwise requested. Reviewers will rate the quality of an article as well as indicate
the appropriateness for the alternatives. Please send copies of each manuscript
to the editor, Dr. Gerald McLaughlin (gmclaugh@depaul.edu).
Please follow the style guidelines of the Publications Manual of the American Psychological
Association, 4th Edition.