Books
AIR offers two popular book series, Resources in Institutional Research and Assessment in the Disciplines, as well as a number of other key works that represent the best in IR and assessment publishing. These books have proven to be valuable resources that are found on the bookshelves of many leading IR and assessment professionals.
Resources in Institutional Research is a practitioner-oriented book series that provides tools and techniques to help institutional researchers perform their jobs more effectively. Current selections include:
Effective Reporting (second edition by Liz Sanders with Joseph Filkins, first written by Trudy H. Bers with Jeffrey A. Seybert)
Institutional Research: Decision Support in Higher Education (edited by Richard D. Howard)
The Primer for Institutional Research (edited by William E. Knight)
People, Processes, and Managing Data, Second Edition (by Gerald W. McLaughlin and Richard D. Howard.)
Applications of Intermediate/Advanced Statistics in Institutional Research (edited by Mary Ann Coughlin)
Using Mixed Methods in Institutional Research (edited by Rich Howard)
The Assessment in the Disciplines series provides assistance to both faculty who have taken responsibility for assessing their academic programs and institutional researchers who are often asked to support student learning assessment. Current selections include:
NEW Assessment of Chemistry (edited by John Ryan, Ted Clark, and Alexis Collier)
Assessment of Writing (edited by Marie C. Paretti and Katrina M. Powell)
Assessment in Engineering Programs: Evolving Best Practices (edited by William E. Kelly)
Assessment of Student Learning in College Mathematics: Towards Improved Programs and Courses (edited by Bernard L. Madison)
Assessment of Student Learning in Business Schools: Best Practices Each Step of the Way (edited by Kathryn Martell and Thomas Calderon)
Additional Book Selections
The Handbook for Institutional Research - AIR, in association with Jossey-Bass, will publish The Handbook for Institutional Research in August of 2012. This substantial volume will address many of the key areas of the IR profession.
Overview of Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research - Started in 1985, the Higher Education Handbook publishes one annual volume (H. Springer Science & Business Media) and is jointly sponsored by AIR and the Association for the Study of Higher Education. (Edited by John Smart, University of Memphis and William G. Tierney, University of Southern California)
Journals
AIR provides the field’s most influential and respected journals and research monographs at a discounted price for members. Covering all aspects of institutional research, assessment, and related fields, these publications are an essential resource for the IR professional.
Assessment Update
Assessment UPdate is published bimonthly by Jossey-Bass. Articles cover a wide array of assessment-related issues, including methods, tools, processes, measures, and design and implementation models. The readers of this publication include academic administrators, campus assessment practitioners, institutional researchers, and faculty from a variety of fields and institution types.
Research in Higher Education
Published eight times a year, Research in Higher Education is the official peer-reviewed academic journal of AIR.
New Directions for Institutional Research
New Directions for Institutional Research is a quarterly sourcebook published by Jossey-Bass under the sponsorship and policies of AIR. Each issue focuses on a specific topic relating to institutional research, planning, or higher-education management.
Journal of Higher Education
The Journal of Higher Education (JHE) is published bimonthly by Ohio State University Press and is considered the leading scholarly journal on the institution of higher education. Articles combine disciplinary methods with critical insight to investigate issues important to faculty, administrators, and program managers.
Innovative Higher Education
Founded in 1930, Innovative Higher Education presents fresh ideas in higher education in a straightforward and readable fashion. The journal features descriptions and evaluations of current innovations and provocative new ideas with relevance for action beyond the immediate context in higher education.