Performance funding for higher education / Kevin J. Dougherty, Sosanya M. Jones, Hana Lahr, Rebecca S. Natow, Lara Pheatt, and Vikash Reddy.

Author
Dougherty, Kevin James [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2016]
Description
x, 263 pages ; 23 cm

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    This book is the most extensive study to date of the implementation and impacts of performance funding, which ties state financial support of colleges and universities to institutional performance and has been adopted by more than 30 states. Performance Funding for Higher Education reports findings from a three-year study of three leading states: Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. Based on extensive interviews with state officials and staff at 18 public institutions. --Publisher description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and index.
    Contents
    • Research perspectives, questions, and methods
    • Policy instruments and their immediate impacts
    • Organizational learning in response to performance funding
    • Changes to institutional policies, programs, and practices
    • Student outcomes
    • Obstacles to effective response
    • Unintended impacts of performance funding
    • Summary and conclusions
    • Appendixes : A. The nature and history of performance funding in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee
    • B. Interview protocol for state officials
    • C. Interview protocol for university administors and faculty.
    ISBN
    • 9781421420820 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 1421420821 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016002107
    OCLC
    945434080
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