Improving Skills and Capabilities in the Conduct of Institutional Research in Postsecondary Educational Institutions

美国机构研究协会（AIR）提议继续实施一项计划，该计划提高了高等教育社区利用国家抽样调查和其他NCES和NSF数据集的能力，从而提高了高等教育决策的信息质量，以及这些决策的质量。拟议的方案有三个主要目标领域和七个方案组成部分。对于博士前教育：论文支持资助和为期两周的研究生国家数据政策研讨会。通过专业发展外展改进SRS数据：与美国国家科学基金会科学资源统计司和参与的AIR成员合作，提出了一个由一系列基于网络的研讨会（“网络研讨会”）组成的新计划。为促进科学与工程领域的高等教育研究和机构研究专业人员的继续教育，提供研究资助，以支持利用NCES和NSF数据库的研究。

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) proposed a continuation of a program that has increased the capacity of the postsecondary education community to utilize national sample surveys and other NCES and NSF data sets, thereby improving the quality of information underlying decision-making in postsecondary education, and the quality of' those decisions. The proposed program has three major target areas and seven program components. For predoctoral education: dissertation support grants and a two-week national data policy seminar for graduate students. For improving SRS data through professional development outreach: a new program consisting of a series of web-based workshops ('webinars") presented in collaboration with the NSF Science Resources Statistics Division and participating AIR members. For fostering research on higher education in S&E and the continuing education of institutional research professionals, research grants to support research that utilizes the NCES and NSF data bases.