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Policy and Performance in American Higher Education
Richardson, Richard, Jr.; Martinez, Mario
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Description for Policy and Performance in American 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. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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. 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 ... Read more
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. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801891618
SKU
V9780801891618
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About Richardson, Richard, Jr.; Martinez, Mario
Richard Richardson, Jr., is a professor of higher education at New York University and senior author of Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century. Mario Martinez is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and author of Postsecondary Participation and State Policy: Meeting the Future Demand.
Reviews for Policy and Performance in American Higher Education
Richardson and Martinez (2009) have provided us with a valuable case-study-based assessment of the relationship between states' policies and practices related to higher education system performance and the outcomes they get.
Wililiam Zumeta Teachers College Record 2010 This is a unique approach to higher education policy.
Mary Catharine Lennon Academic Matters 2010 Policy and Performance in American Higher ... Read more
Wililiam Zumeta Teachers College Record 2010 This is a unique approach to higher education policy.
Mary Catharine Lennon Academic Matters 2010 Policy and Performance in American Higher ... Read more