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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin J. Dougherty (Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University) , Rebecca S. Natow (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Teachers College, Columbia University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9781421416908ISBN 10: 1421416905 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 10 July 2015 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction Conundrums of Performance Funding Research Questions and a Preview of Methods and Perspectives Chapter Contents and Preview of Findings 2. Putting U.S. Performance Funding in Context Conceptualizing Accountability Accountability to State Government State Finance of Higher Education as Accountability The Use of Performance Outcomes in State Funding Contextualizing U.S. Performance Funding Summary and Conclusions 3. The Varying Trajectories of Higher Education Performance Funding Programs How Many States Have Adopted Performance Funding? Two Waves of Performance Funding Adoption Different Stages of Performance Funding Varying Trajectories of Performance Funding Synopses of the Performance Funding Programs in Our Eight States Summary and Conclusions 4. Origins of the First Wave of State Performance Funding Adoptions with Rachel Hare Bork, Sosanya M. Jones, and Blanca E. Vega Explaining the Rise of State Performance Funding Theoretical Perspectives Research Methods Broad-Based Social Forces Giving Rise to Performance Funding Supporters of Performance Funding and Their Motives Opponents and Their Beliefs Coalition Formation Identification of Policy Solutions Agenda Setting Summary and Conclusions 5. Incremental Change in Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee Selection of Cases and Interviews Theoretical Framework Incremental Change in Funding Levels for Performance Funding Incremental Change in Performance Indicators Summary and Conclusions 6. Performance Funding Discontinued Research and Theoretical Perspectives Factors Contributing to Performance Funding Program Discontinuation Risk Factors for Performance Funding Discontinuation Summary and Conclusions 7. Origins of the Second Wave of Performance Funding Adoptions with Sosanya M. Jones, Hana Lahr, Lara Pheatt, and Vikash Reddy Objectives and Theoretical Perspectives Research Methods and Data Sources Broad-Based Social Forces Giving Rise to the Wave 2 Programs Advocacy Coalitions Supporting Performance Funding Muted Opposition Formation of the Supporting Coalitions Identification of Policy Solutions Policy Windows Opening the Way for PF 2.0 Similarities and Differences in the Origins of Wave 1 and 2 Programs Summary and Conclusions 8. Summary and Conclusions Summary of Findings Research and Theory Implications What Is the Likely Future of Performance Funding? Appendix Research Questions Theoretical Perspectives Research Methods Notes References IndexReviewsThe 'definitive assessment' of performance funding in higher education... Council of Independent Colleges Newsletter An in-depth study of an important topic...enlightening and very thorough. Comparative Education Review The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Origins, Discontinuations, and Transformations is the most comprehensive volume on the current state of performance funding in higher education. Contemporary Sociology The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education clearly articulates the origins, implications, and life cycles of performance-based funding as a complex function of higher education finance that is here to stay. Teachers College Record The 'definitive assessment' of performance funding in higher education... Council of Independent Colleges Newsletter Author InformationKevin J. Dougherty is an associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and a senior research associate at the Community College Research Center. He is the author of The Contradictory College: The Conflicting Origins, Impacts, and Futures of the Community College. Rebecca S. Natow is a postdoctoral research associate with the Community College Research Center at Teachers College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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