The first comprehensive overview charting the accountability of higher education. As the
price tag of higher education continues to rise, colleges and universities across the country …

Performance funding in higher education is intended to incentivize increased degree
production at American colleges and universities by linking state funds directly to …

Conducting “policy relevant” research remains elusive yet important since evidence-based
policymaking results in better public policy decisions. But how can this be done? What are …

Since the 1980s, the US states have adopted numerous new postsecondary-education
policies, spanning the range from student-directed initiatives in merit scholarships and …

An empirical literature recently has arisen attempting to explain policy outcomes for higher
education in the 50 states. The studies have examined the policy influences of legislatures …

The study examines the impact of various types of performance-based funding (PBF)
policies on institutional resources across postsecondary institution types. Although 41 states …

Researchers have shown renewed interest during the past decade in the relationships
among politics, policy, finance, and governance of higher education at the state level. Little …

Research on promotional behavior within higher education has exploded over the last two
decades, spurred on by the intensification of student recruitment. To date, studies have …

Government spending on higher education is a perennial research theme, but empirical
evidence from China is relatively rare. Based on panel data of local higher education …

In this study, the researchers apply a phenomenological framework of place attachment to
investigate the extent to which student life centers may become effective gathering places on …