@article{Favish_2016, title={Introduction to SAAIR Articles}, volume={27}, url={https://www.journals.ac.za/sajhe/article/view/244}, DOI={10.20853/27-2-244}, abstractNote={<p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">The theme for the 2011 forum of the Southern African Association of Institutional Research (SAAIR) was Enhancement . It was designed to provide opportunities for critical self-reflection to institutional researchers, planners, quality assurance professionals and other administrators, as well as academics, on how evidence-based practices can be used to improve the quality of teaching practices and graduate attributes. Papers reporting on: </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• strategic issues related to enhancement, </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• evidence-based innovations, </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• the use of information to promote reflective and responsive practices, </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• new ways of approaching operational tasks, </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• investigations or evaluations of interventions at UG or PG levels, </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• the use of IR/QA/planning to improve the quality of the student experience, and </span></p><p><span id="parent-fieldname-abstracttext" class=" kssattr-atfieldname-abstracttext kssattr-templateId-widgets/textarea kssattr-macro-textarea-field-view">• conceptual papers exploring the relationship between institutional research and quality were specifically invited.</span></p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={South African Journal of Higher Education}, author={Favish, Judy}, year={2016}, month={Jan.} }