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Sosanya JonesAssociate Professor, Howard University Verified email at howard.edu Cited by 1676 |
Performance funding for higher education: Forms, origins, impacts, and futures
KJ Dougherty, SM Jones, H Lahr… - The ANNALS of the …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the 1970s, federal and state policy-makers have become increasingly concerned with
improving higher education performance. In this quest, state performance funding for higher …
improving higher education performance. In this quest, state performance funding for higher …
Accounting for higher education accountability: Political origins of state performance funding for higher education
Background/Context Performance funding finances public higher education institutions based
on outcomes such as retention, course and degree completion, and job placement rather …
on outcomes such as retention, course and degree completion, and job placement rather …
Envisioning performance funding impacts: The espoused theories of action for state higher education performance funding in three states
This study reviews the theories of action espoused by state-level performance funding
advocates and implementers in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. The study found that these …
advocates and implementers in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. The study found that these …
Looking inside the black box of performance funding for higher education: Policy instruments, organizational obstacles, and intended and unintended impacts
For several decades, policymakers have been concerned about increasing the efficiency
and effectiveness of postsecondary institutions. In recent years, performance funding—which …
and effectiveness of postsecondary institutions. In recent years, performance funding—which …
Unintended impacts of performance funding on community colleges and universities in three states
This paper identifies and analyzes the types and numbers of unintended impacts—actual or
potential—of state performance funding policies on higher education institutions. These …
potential—of state performance funding policies on higher education institutions. These …
The politics of performance funding in eight states: Origins, demise, and change
9. Beyle (2004, p. 212). Average of five-point scale applied to six items: number of separately
elected executive branch officials; tenure potential of governor; governor’s appointment …
elected executive branch officials; tenure potential of governor; governor’s appointment …
The political origins of performance funding 2.0 in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee: Theoretical perspectives and comparisons with performance funding 1.0
Although performance funding for higher education has existed for many years, the details
of particular performance funding programs have changed—sometimes dramatically—over …
of particular performance funding programs have changed—sometimes dramatically—over …
Lifting the veil: Utilizing critical qualitative inquiry to demystify the public policymaking process
SM Jones - Qualitative Inquiry, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Public policymaking processes in the United States have often been characterized as veiled
and lacking transparency. This article explores how critical qualitative inquiry can be used …
and lacking transparency. This article explores how critical qualitative inquiry can be used …
Re-Imagining Campus Climate Assessment at HBCUs.
SM Jones, GA Phillips - Research & Practice in Assessment, 2020 - ERIC
Using a critical paradigm, in this paper we highlight how current theoretical perspectives
may serve to minimize and undermine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) …
may serve to minimize and undermine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) …
Implementing performance funding in three leading states: Instruments, outcomes, obstacles, and unintended impacts
In recent years, performance funding has become a particularly attractive way of pursuing
better college outcomes in higher education. This paper summarizes findings from a large …
better college outcomes in higher education. This paper summarizes findings from a large …