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Morse, Andrew Q. – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
Public institutions in the United States face a policy challenge to adapt to accountability expectations among a variety of stakeholders (Bogue & Hall, 2012; Thelin, 2004; Richardson & Martinez, 2009). Among the major stakeholders are state legislators who hold fiscal and policy influence over public institutions, but these leaders have…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Policy
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Davies, Deidre Y.; Good, Donald W. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2014
This quantitative study examined the perceptions of selected university administrators and legislators concerning levels of support for Tennessee public higher education. The purpose of the study was to gain a greater understanding among the various constituents as to the needs and restraints facing higher education funding. The population…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Administrators
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) follows education budgets and legislation during regular and special legislative sessions. Current actions are found in Legislative Reports that are released on a timely basis during the months that SREB state legislatures are in session, usually from January through July. These reports follow education…
Descriptors: Legislators, Educational Finance, Budgets, Educational Legislation
Yowell, Deidre L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative study examined the perceptions of selected university administrators and legislators concerning levels of support for Tennessee public higher education. The purpose of the study was to gain a greater understanding among the various constituents as to the needs and restraints facing higher education funding. The population…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Legislators
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Ness, Erik C. – Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Despite the scholarly attention on the effects of merit aid on college access and choice, particularly on the significant effect that states' varied eligibility criteria play, no studies have examined the policy process through which merit aid criteria are determined. This is surprising given the recent attention to state-level policy dynamics and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Merit Scholarships, Eligibility, Criteria
Morrison, Geanie; Merrill, Denise – Trusteeship, 2009
The economic meltdown has hit U.S. college campuses, and higher education is on the chopping block in state budgets, with cuts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars already approved and hundreds of millions in more cuts on the way. As veteran legislators, the authors have seen this story play out before in previous recessions. The mindset on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Economic Climate, Educational Needs