Using Comparative Alumni Data for Policy Analysis and Institutional Assessment.

McGuire, Michael D.; Casey, Jason P.

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ERIC Number: EJ584114

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Publication Date: 1999

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Using Comparative Alumni Data for Policy Analysis and Institutional Assessment.

McGuire, Michael D.; Casey, Jason P.

New Directions for Institutional Research, v26 n1 p81-99 Spr 1999

Comparative alumni research data can be used by individual institutions and entire sectors of higher education to study, improve, and promote themselves. A large multi-institutional alumni study in Pennsylvania provides an example of the methods and benefits of such research. Aggregate findings in 11 key areas and specific key subgroup profiles are summarized. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Alumni, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Institutional Research, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Policy Analysis, Research Methodology, Research Utilization, School Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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