Astin, Alexander W. "The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP): An Ongoing National Study of Higher Education in the United States." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, v5 n1 p31-38 Mar 1981. (EJ244071)

The Cooperative Institutional Research Program, the largest ongoing study of higher education in the United States, is discussed in terms of its conceptual framework, technical aspects of data collection, and uses of the data in research and national policymaking. (Author/MSE)