The attainment agenda : state policy leadership in higher education / Laura W. Perna and Joni E. Finney ; foreword by Patrick M. Callan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perna, Laura W., author.

Finney, Joni E., author.

Callan, Patrick M., author of foreword.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Higher education and state--United States--States.

Higher education and state.

Higher education and state--United States--States--Case studies.

Education, Higher--United States--States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--United States--States--Case studies.

Educational attainment--United States--States.

Educational attainment.

School management and organization--United States--States.

School management and organization.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 308 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Although the federal government invests substantial resources into student financial aid, states have the primary responsibility for policies that raise overall higher educational attainment and improve equity across groups. The importance of understanding how states may accomplish these goals has never been greater, as educational attainment is increasingly required for the economic and social well-being of individuals and society. Drawing on data collected from case studies of the relationship between public policy and higher education performance in five states-Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas, and Washington-The Attainment Agenda offers a framework for understanding how state public policy can effectively promote educational attainment. Laura W. Perna and Joni E. Finney argue that there is no silver bullet to improve higher education attainment. Instead, achieving the required levels of attainment demands a comprehensive approach. State leaders must consider how performance in one area (such as degree completion) is connected to performance in other areas (such as preparation or affordability), how particular policies interact to produce expected and unexpected outcomes, and how policy approaches must be adapted to reflect their particular context. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Improving Higher Education Attainment of All Students: A National Imperative 1

2 Understanding the Relationship between Public Policy and Higher Education Performance: Guiding Perspectives 26

3 Examining the Relationship between Public Policy and Performance in Five States: What We Did: with contributions / Awilda Rodriguez Rodriguez, Awilda 38

4 Perpetuating Disparity: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Georgia: with contributions / Michael Armijo Armijo, Michael 63

5 A Story of Decline: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Illinois: with contributions / Jamey Rorison Rorison, Jamey 86

6 Much Accomplished, Much at Stake: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Marylafid: with contributions / Jamey Rorison Rorison, Jamey 110

7 Hard Choices Ahead: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Texas: with contributions / Awilda Rodriguez Rodriguez, Awilda 137

8 State Policy Leadership Vacuum: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Washington: with contributions / Michael Armijo Armijo, Michael, Jamey Rorison Rorison, Jamey 168

9 Lessons Learned: Conclusions and Implications 200.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1421414074

9781421414072

Publisher Number:

99960606420

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.