Institutional Researchers' Perceptions of Effectiveness
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- 作者：Delaney ; Anne Marie
- 关键词：institutional researchers ; perceptions ; effectiveness ; policy
- 刊名：Research in Higher Education
- 出版时间：2001
- 出版年：2001
- 期刊代码：50_03610365
- 类别：cp
- 卷：42
- 期：2
- 页码：197-210
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
This article presents the results of a research study that investigated institutional researchers' perceptions regarding their effectiveness in influencing policy changes at their institution. Data were obtained from a mailed survey sent to 304 researchers in the Northeast; a response rate of 73 percent was achieved. Results revealed that those whose work is used in executive decision making, who include policy recommendations in reports, conduct follow‐up studies on the impact of their work, have a doctorate, are part of a strong, professional network, and describe their positions as challenging perceive themselves as more effective. The discriminant function including these variables explained 48 percent of the variance and accurately predicted the perceived policy effectiveness for 84 percent of the participants.