Institutional research is more relevant today than ever before as growing pressures for improved student learning and increased institutional accountability motivate higher education to improve its ability to use ever-expanding data and information resources. Sponsored by the Association for Institutional Research, The Handbook of Institutional Research offers institutional researchers and all college and university administrators the most current and comprehensive overview of theory and practice in the field. Examining research as well as methodologies, tools, and techniques, the volume covers: * The History, Theory, and Practice of Institutional Research * Institutional Research Support of Institutional Functions * Building and Using External and Internal Data Sources * Institutional Research Tools and Techniques