The Challenges of Institutional Research in Building a Culture of Evidence: A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Goomas, David T.; Isbell, Teresa
Titel	The Challenges of Institutional Research in Building a Culture of Evidence: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 39 (2015) 5, S.489-494 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2013.830581
Schlagwörter	Institutional Research; Evidence; Case Studies; Performance Factors; Barriers; Service Learning; Supplementary Education; Developmental Psychology; Data Collection; Information Management; Best Practices; Organizational Culture; Improvement Programs; Research Utilization; Educational Improvement; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Community Colleges; Feedback (Response); Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Institutionelle Forschung; Evidenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Leistungsindikator; Service-Learning; Ergänzungsunterricht; Entwicklungspsychologie; Data capture; Datensammlung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Unternehmenskultur; Effizienzsteigerung; Forschungsumsetzung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Community college; Community College
Abstract	The process of building a culture of evidence involves using data to understand where students are experiencing problems, designing strategies for remedying those problems, implementing them, and then evaluating the effectiveness of those implemented strategies. This case study is about two programs that were implemented within the last two years at El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District--in-class instructor-guided service learning and supplemental instruction--and the challenges in institutional research in building a culture of evidence. Both programs showed significant improvement in their respective measurements for general and developmental psychology classes. However, without an easy-to-use data collection, central repository, and analysis system, conducting the kind of institutional research that could inform improvements to program and institutional performance can be quite difficult. Across the institution, data entered at different times by multiple departments and the difficulties in extracting data from multiple systems were the major impediments to collecting standardized data. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01