California Community College Research Capacity

Ongoing

Through period publications and a semi-annual study, RP documents the status of evidence-based decisionmaking in the California community college system and offers suggestions for how to manage the process of gathering, analyzing, and utilizing information.

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Oct 10, 2006  | 
Darla Cooper, Jerry Rudmann and Craig Hayward, RP Group
A census of California community college institutional research offices, including staffing levels, budgets, expertise, and roles in decisionmaking.
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Dec 19, 2010  | 
The RP Group
Findings from a survey of California community college research offices regarding staffing profile of offices, the types of activities that IR offices are engaged in, and support that could help researchers become more effective.
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Jul 1, 2006  | 
The RP Group
Published in July 2002 and updated in October 2004, this document identifies the major drivers affecting California community colleges and their likely impacts on research and planning professionals.
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A three page summary and the full 2009 study that documented the types of information that colleges are collecting and how that evidence is integrated into decision making.
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