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SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS, WORK IN PROGRESS, WORKSHOPS AND POSTERS
2nd Institutional Research Conference: Building a Community for
Institutional Research in the UK and Ireland
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, 8- 9 July 2009
Building on the success of last year's conference at Southampton Solent
University - Exploring the Hinterlands: Mapping an Agenda
for Institutional Research in the UK - this year we wish to bring
together exponents and users of a diverse range of approaches to
what might be termed 'institutional research' to build a community to
promote it more widely.
We take Institutional Research (or IR) to mean the use of research and
enquiry to provide evidence to inform policy, practice and
management at all levels within higher education. This includes
management information to inform policy and strategy, evaluation and
pedagogic research to inform learning and teaching, and using data
gathered for different purposes to better understand and manage
activities within institutions, including the student experience.
Whilst the conference is primarily about building an IR community in the
UK and Ireland, we welcome submissions and delegates from
around the world, presenting or representing a variety of institutional
research approaches and traditions from which we can all
learn.
The main themes we wish to explore include:
* Variety in institutional research - conceptions, methodologies
and institutional location
* Using institutional research to inform policy and practice
* Capacity building in institutional research
* Understanding and enhancing the student experience and
expectations
Proposals for papers, work in progress sessions, workshops and posters
are invited from all interested in making a contribution to
building a community in institutional research.
Guest presenters include Professor Vic Borden (Indiana University),
Professor Glynis Cousin (University of Wolverhampton) and
Professor Sir David Watson (Institute of Education, University of
London)
The deadline for proposals has been extended to 6th March 2009 and they
should be made on-line at
http://extra.shu.ac.uk/irconference2009/ . Notification of acceptance
will be made by 24th April 2009.
Further information and deadlines for registration can also be found on
the website.
Professor Ranald Macdonald (irconference 2009 Conference Chair
and Convenor)
Head of Strategic Development
Learning and Teaching Institute
Sheffield Hallam University
Tel: 0114 225 4750/4754
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