Resources for the IRPE Community

For Researchers and Planners

This page includes a blend of resources developed by The RP Group, along with a host of crowdsourced assets to support institutional research, planning, and effectiveness (IRPE) professionals with their day-to-day work.

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IRPE Resources Developed by The RP Group

Building IRPE Career Pathway & Advancing EDI in IRPE Offices Through Student Researchers, January 2024
Recording from January 25, 2024 PIER to PIER discussion focused on how IRPE offices are leveraging categorical funding streams to hire student research assistants, and the impacts that these roles are having on students.

Common Survey Design Missteps (and How to Fix Them!), January 2024
Guide providing an overview of common survey design missteps and proposed methods on how one can avoid unusable data due to these easily avoidable issues.

Effective Practices in Data Suppression, September 2021
Guide providing key considerations and recommended data suppression practices to support actionable data that can be used to drive decision-making, while still adhering to the privacy rights of students and other participants.

Key Considerations and Examples For Facilitating Conversations About Instructor Effects, January 2022
Guide providing key considerations and examples for Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness professionals as they facilitate conversations with their faculty and administrative colleagues about instructor effects.

Operational Definitions of Statewide Metrics, April 2021
Resource adapted from the Chancellor's Office Alignment of Student Success to Other Initiatives with direct links to the homepage of each initiative and data element dictionaries.

Planning Principles: Setting the Foundation, January 2024
Resource outlining foundational aspects of planning and designed to serve as a useful reference for institutional research, planning, and effectiveness (IRPE) professionals as they navigate how to lead and support planning efforts at their colleges and districts.

Qualitative Research Design Considerations Guide, August 2022
Guide including key components and use cases for qualitative research as a means to inform institutional priorities associated with advancing institutional effectiveness, student success, and equity.

Target-Setting Strategies and Considerations, December 2022
Resource focusing on key considerations for California Community College (CCC) Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE) professionals who are leading and/or supporting local planning efforts to set targets for institutional and/or programmatic indicators / metrics.

Crowdsourced IRPE Community Resources

Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations
Cabrillo College Planning & Research Office - Data Element Dictionary: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations

RStudio Resources Compilation, October 2022
Crowdsourced RStudio software training resources shared by the IRPE community via the RP Listserv and by presenters during the August 25th PIER to PIER session focused on sharing RStudio projects.

Resources/COVID - Student/Staff Surveys

Cuyamaca College Student Technology Access and Support Survey, April 2020
Cuyamaca student technology survey about remote access needs and support during COVID crisis.
Cabrillo College Student Technology Access Survey (Results) COVID Crisis, March 2020
Cabrillo student survey (and results) about access to internet, computers, and software during COVID crisis. Email Terrence Willett with questions or information requests.
Cuyamaca College Classified Staff Remote Work Needs Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Cuyamaca classified staff survey about remote working needs during COVID crisis. Email Katie Cabral with questions or information requests.
Cuyamaca College Physics Engineering Student Needs Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Cuyamaca student needs survey for physics and engineering students during COVID crisis. Email Katie Cabral with questions or information requests.
Bakersfield Student Online Experience Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Bakersfield survey about students’ online experience administered during COVID crisis.
North Orange County Student Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Student survey collectively developed in North Orange County (a collaboration between Fullerton, Cypress, and North Orange Continuing Education) to gauge students during COVID crisis. Email Joseph Ramirez with questions or information requests.
Santa Monica Student Technology/Remote Learning Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Student technology/remote learning survey and results by Santa Monica College administered before the college’s decision to move to remote teaching and learning/services and before LA County was under “Safer at Home” order. Email Hannah Lawler with questions or information requests.
Santa Monica Employee Technology/Remote Work Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Employee technology/remote work survey by Santa Monica College sent to area managers/department chairs who used the data to identify remote working technology needs. Email Hannah Lawler with questions or information requests.
Santa Monica Food Insecurity Survey COVID Crisis, March 2020
Santa Monica food insecurity survey with intention to use the data to identify students who are critically affected and require immediate support and to provide free meals and meal pick up centers. Email Hannah Lawler with questions or information requests.

Resources for the IRPE Community

For Researchers and Planners

IRPE Resources Developed by The RP Group

Crowdsourced IRPE Community Resources

Resources/COVID - Student/Staff Surveys

The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (The RP Group) strengthens the abilities of California Community Colleges to gather, analyze, and act on information in order to strengthen student success.