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A Consequence of Crisis: A Historical Policy Analysis Examining the Relationship between Economic and Military Crises and the Development and Effects of Early Federal Policy in Higher Education during the Twentieth Century, 1934 to 1963
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Gorgosz, Jon – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study explores the effect of economic and military crises on federal policy growth in higher education from 1932 to 1963. By analyzing federal records, campus materials, newspapers and educational association journals, the papers demonstrates that economic crises led the federal government to institute decentralized state building efforts to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Educational History, Economic Climate
Linking Political Influence to School Reform with a Focus on the Performance Evaluation Reform Act and Senate Bill 7
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Fredericks, Juliane R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study focused on the federal and Illinois State the reform legislation titled the Performance Evaluation Reform Act and Senate Bill 7. The Performance Evaluation Reform Act or "PERA" was created from collaboration between stakeholders as Illinois competed in a federal competition titled "Race to the Top." The legislation…
Descriptors: Political Influences, Educational Change, Federal Government, Educational Legislation
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes in a University Setting: The Case of the University of Texas at Dallas
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Alsobrook, Metta – ProQuest LLC, 2010
All institutions of higher learning in America must have national accreditation in order to receive government funding. One of the main requirements from the national accreditation commissions is that the institution must have a process for assessing student learning outcomes (SLO). The reason for the new requirement is that the federal government…
Descriptors: Tenure, Program Effectiveness, Federal Government, College Faculty