The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of the chief institutional research officer in the decision-making process at selected doctoral-granting institutions of higher education. The 150 individuals identified as directors of institutional research at doctoral-granting institutions in the Higher Education Publications, Inc. document hep 86 Higher Education Directory were surveyed to determine the role of the institutional research director in the decision-making process at those institutions. The study also identified personal and professional characteristics of the directors, their duties and responsibilities, and examined their attitudes regarding the appropriateness and performance of selected tasks as institutional research activities. / The study found that the role of the director of institutional research in the decision-making process varied dependent on the issue being considered. Institutional research directors were more likely to be involved in the decision-making process when the issue was enrollment, resource allocation, or faculty salaries. The directors were less likely to be involved in the decision-making process when the issue was facilities management or affirmative action. / In addition, the study found that as an institution moved through the hierarchy of the decision-making process from identifying the problem to implementing the alternative chosen, the participation of the institutional research director decreased. The study also found that for a given issue, size of institution, length of time in position, or the position to whom the director reported could be factors in contributing to the level of involvement of the institutional research director in the decision-making process. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-12, Section: A, page: 3061. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76192 |
| Contributors | TILTON, BETTY HILTON., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 250 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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