ERIC Number: ED508099
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Apr
Pages: 42
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Governance Divide: The Case Study for Georgia. National Center Report #05-5
Venezia, Andrea; Callan, Patrick M.; Kirst, Michael W.; Usdan, Michael D.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
This case study is part of a broader research project examining state policies and governance structures that span K-12 and postsecondary education. Georgia was the first state to have state and regional P-16 councils, and its regents' office in the University System of Georgia oversees a variety of projects that focus on connecting K-12 and postsecondary education. The Georgia field research was conducted in September 2003. Two central questions that this report seeks to answer are: (1) What types of governance structures and related policies enable, or create difficulties for, P-16 reforms? (2) How necessary is a P-16 governance framework in order to create and institutionalize P-16 reform? To examine these questions and issues, this report describes the history of and context for P-16 reform and governance in Georgia. It then presents a summary of major P-16 projects and policies, and an analysis of the state's major P-16 accomplishments and challenges. The report concludes with thoughts about the present and future of P-16 reform in the state. The Georgia Interview Protocol is appended. (Contains 23 endnotes.) [For "The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success. National Center Report #05-3," see ED508097. For the Florida case study, see ED508098. For the New York case study, see ED508100. For the Oregon case study, see ED508101.]
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Educational Change, Politics of Education, State Legislation, Case Studies, Agency Cooperation, Scholarships, Educational Policy, Change Strategies, College Admission, Student Placement, Dual Enrollment, Leadership Responsibility, Standardized Tests, Testing Programs, Student Evaluation, Financial Support, Dropouts, High School Graduates, College Bound Students, Educational Improvement, College Preparation, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Accountability, Access to Education, Data Collection, Budgets, Barriers, Cooperative Planning, Educational History
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Institute for Educational Leadership; National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education; Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research
Identifiers - Location: Florida; Georgia; New York; Oregon
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