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The Impact of Global Forces in Higher Education on the Development of Institutional Research

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The impact of six global forces on higher education, and in particular on institutional research in higher education, is discussed in this chapter, namely massification , globalization , the development of the knowledge society, the development of information and communications technology, the development of an audit culture with enhanced requirements for accountability , and the increased levels of competition (manifested by the international rankings). It is argued that, due to the impact of these global forces, the rationale for IR has deepened and the stakes have raised, the scope of IR work has broadened and deepened, and the volume of data and information and the capability to use large volumes of data have increased significantly.

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Botha, J. (2018). The Impact of Global Forces in Higher Education on the Development of Institutional Research. In: Webber, K. (eds) Building Capacity in Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education . Knowledge Studies in Higher Education, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71162-1_2

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