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ERIC Number: EJ1448133
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 37
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
State Postsecondary Boards as Policy Influencers during the Early Stages of COVID-19
Raquel M. Rall; Demetri L. Morgan; Felecia Commodore; Daniel A. Collier; Dan Fitzpatrick
Educational Policy, v39 n1 p170-206 2025
In an era where many states' postsecondary education governance dynamics are evolving, we set out to understand whether state-level governing boards with centralized governance functions affected institutions' decisions to engage in in-person instruction during the fall of 2020, the first fall of the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined sociopolitical features related to the strength of governance functions of centralized state boards. The data alluded to linkages between Republican control and lower bachelor's degree attainment linking ([beta] = -0.45) with weaker centralized governance. We also found a negative effect from increased centralized governance functions ([beta] = -0.12) to in-person instruction at public 4-year institutions for fall 2020. This paper gives a real-time opportunity to see if the characteristics of governing boards influence return to campus.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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