Organization:Higher Education Research Institute
The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) serves as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation, information, policy studies, and research training in post-secondary education. HERI is housed in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS) at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Institute's research program covers a variety of topics including the outcomes of post-secondary education, leadership development, institutional transformation, faculty performance, federal and state policy, and educational equity.
Data
HERI provides a wealth of higher education research information. The data is freely available, but recent data is only accessible by applying for specific dataset based on research needs.[1] Data which is over 10 years is archived and freely available on the website.
The available information comes primarily from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP).[2] CIRP is the largest and oldest empirical study of higher education in the United States . The CIRP data comes from three main surveys, one for incoming freshmen, another given after the completion of the first year, and a final exit survey for graduating seniors. The data covered by these surveys ranges from basic demographics to the political views of students.
References
- ↑ Higher Education Research Institute "Gaining Access to HERI Data", Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- ↑ Higher Education Research Institute "About CIRP" , Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
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