Policy And Performance In American Higher Education: An Examination Of Cases Across State Systems
by Mario Martinez /
2009 / English / PDF
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Policy and Performance in American Higher Education
Policy and Performance in American Higher Education
presents a new approach to understanding how public policy
influences institutional performance, with practical insight for
those charged with crafting and implementing higher education
policy.
presents a new approach to understanding how public policy
influences institutional performance, with practical insight for
those charged with crafting and implementing higher education
policy.
Public institutions of higher learning are called upon by state
governments to provide educational access and opportunity for
students. Paradoxically, the education policies enacted by state
legislatures are often complex and costly to implement, which can
ultimately detract from that mission. Richard Richardson, Jr.,
and Mario Martinez evaluate the higher education systems of five
states to explain how these policies are developed and how they
affect the performance of individual institutions.
Public institutions of higher learning are called upon by state
governments to provide educational access and opportunity for
students. Paradoxically, the education policies enacted by state
legislatures are often complex and costly to implement, which can
ultimately detract from that mission. Richard Richardson, Jr.,
and Mario Martinez evaluate the higher education systems of five
states to explain how these policies are developed and how they
affect the performance of individual institutions.
The authors compare the higher education systems of New Mexico,
California, South Dakota, New York, and New Jersey and describe
the difficulty of enforcing state policies amid increasing
demands for greater efficiency and accountability. In the process
they identify the "rules in use"―rules that are central to the
coherence and performance of higher education systems―that
administrators apply to meet organizational goals within the
constraints of changing, sometimes conflicting federal and state
policies.
The authors compare the higher education systems of New Mexico,
California, South Dakota, New York, and New Jersey and describe
the difficulty of enforcing state policies amid increasing
demands for greater efficiency and accountability. In the process
they identify the "rules in use"―rules that are central to the
coherence and performance of higher education systems―that
administrators apply to meet organizational goals within the
constraints of changing, sometimes conflicting federal and state
policies.
Incorporating rich data from seven years of observations,
interviews, and research, Richardson and Martinez offer a clear
comparative framework for understanding state higher education.
Incorporating rich data from seven years of observations,
interviews, and research, Richardson and Martinez offer a clear
comparative framework for understanding state higher education.
