Institutional research initiatives in higher education / edited by Nicolas A. Valcik and Jeffrey Alan Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Knowledge utilization in higher education : the role of institutional research in campus decision making / Stephanie Dolamore -- The role of institutional research in strategic planning and accountability in arizona / Wendy Miley -- Moneyball in higher education : IR's role in strategic enrollment management / Mike Martineau -- Comparison of two different enrollment projection models / John Wiorkowski, Nicolas A. Valcik and Chantel Perry -- Taking data-driven decision making to the next level / Kay Schneider -- College skills course assessment at a community college : is there a positive impact? / Jeff Webb and Jessie Winitzky-Stephens -- Working together : academic assessment and institutional research operations / Bernadette Jungblut, Regan Bruni and Donielle Maust -- Using regression discontinuity to evaluate effectiveness of new merit program / Karen Raymond -- Supplemental academic instruction (SAI) pilot study / Sixian Yang and Abdullah Abdulrazik -- Researching the different effects of tuition policies that impact enrollment / Serge Herzog and John C. Stanley -- Estimated effects of a "pay it forward" tuition plan in the RMAIR region / Jeffrey Alan Johnson and Dawn Rachael Kenney -- Lifeblood of a public flagship university : the importance of determining tuition and fees / Nicolas A. Valcik, Liz Reynolds, David Watkins and David Kosslow -- Return-on-investment for state's educational attainment initiatives : education as an investment not an expense / Joseph Curtin -- Calculating a faculty return on investment without a formula funding mechanism / Nicolas A. Valcik and Jason Jiang -- Distinctly Wyoming : an analysis of a state with only one four-year institution / Lisa Muller -- Return on investment for state report redesign / Nicolas Valcik, Donielle Maust, Jessica Michael, Michael Gaines and Rebecca Tarabrella.