Launch Out on a Practical Platform for Institutional Research Toward Sharing of Its Technology and Knowledge
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https://doi.org/10.52731/lir.v004.216Keywords:
IR human resource development, open data, platform, sustainabilityAbstract
Terenzini classified the i ntelligence required f or an Institutional Research (IR) conductor into three tiers. “Technical and analytical intelligence” is a general technique of statistical analysis but the other two are difficult to learn s ince they r equire experience in IR and a deep understanding of the institute to which each belongs. In addition, there is no definitive definition of IR in J apan. These facts confuse IR b eginners. To overcome the problem, we launched a platform for sharing technology and knowledge of IR. An IR beginner can access to learn the methodology of IR and an IR expert can share ingenious ideas and techniques through the platform. We named the platform PAIR (Platform of the Art of Institutional Research) and provided it by GitHub. In this paper, we describe the background, the concept, and the future visions of the PAIR.
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