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This chapter traces the origins of Institutional Research from its beginnings in the US. Subsequently, it follows the development of the field in the UK and Sweden during the mid to late 1960s and, examining a rather different situation in France and Spain a quarter of a century later, analyses the factors and policies at the macro level that shaped the fortunes of Institutional Research. It provides some explanations for the apparent delay in the emergence of IR in the latter two countries. It concludes that competition, regionalisation and the managerial revolution are powerful influences in determining the spreading fortunes of our field.
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Neave, G. (2003). Institutional Research: From Case Study to Strategic Instrument. In: Begg, R. (eds) The Dialogue between Higher Education Research and Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48368-4_1
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