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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Perna, Laura W.
Finney, Joni E.
Titre(s) : The attainment agenda [Texte imprimé] : state policy leadership in higher education / Laura W. Perna and Joni E. Finney ; foreword by Patrick M. Callan
Publication : Baltimore (Md.) : Johns Hopkins University Press, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : xii, 308 pages ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"While the federal government seeks to promote educational attainment and equity through
its extensive investment in student financial aid, states have primary responsibility
for policies that affect the educational attainment of their populations. Despite
the centrality of state policy, however, we know relatively little about the relationship
between state policy and these outcomes. This book addresses this knowledge gap. Drawing
on data collected from descriptive case studies of the relationship between public
policy and higher education performance in five states (Georgia, Illinois, Maryland,
Texas, and Washington), this book offers a more complete conceptual framework for
understanding how state public policy can promote educational attainment. The resulting
framework has five central tenets that help us understanding how to improve overall
educational attainment and increase equity in that attainment. At its core, the model
assumes that higher education performance is determined by effective state policy
leadership for higher education. The book also illustrates the need for state policies
that reduce the cumulative negative implications of policies that perpetuate differences
in educational outcomes across groups and that proactively address the barriers that
limit educational attainment for underachieving groups. This book has important implications
for public policymakers, college and university leaders, educational researchers and
others who are interested in understanding how public policy can improve educational
attainment and equity in attainment across groups"
Sujet(s) : Enseignement supérieur -- Politique publique -- États-Unis
Niveau d'instruction -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781421414065 (hardback). - ISBN 1421414066 (hardback). - ISBN 9781421414072
(erroné) (electronic)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43884141r
Notice n° :
FRBNF43884141
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
