{"product_id":"9781118641040","title":"Benchmarking in Institutional Research: New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 156","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the term benchmarking is commonplace nowadays in institutional research and higher education, less common, is a solid understanding of what it really means and how it has been, and can be, used effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume begins by defining benchmarking as “a strategic and structured approach whereby an organization compares aspects of its processes and\/or outcomes to those of another organization or set of organizations to identify opportunities for improvement.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on this definition, the chapters provide a brief history of the evolution and emergence of benchmarking in general and in higher education in particular. The authors apply benchmarking to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnrollment management and student success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstitutional effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe potential economic impact of higher education institutions on their host communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey look at the use of national external survey data in institutional benchmarking and selection of peer institutions, introduce multivariate statistical methodologies for guiding that selection, and consider a novel application of baseball sabermetric methods. The volume offers a solid starting point for those new to benchmarking in higher education and provides examples of current best practices and prospective new directions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the 156\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e volume of this Jossey-Bass series. Always timely and comprehensive, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Directions for Institutional Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136243319024,"sku":"9781118641040","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118641040_p0.jpg?v=1763694978","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118641040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}