Higher Education Governance

Balancing Institutional and Market Influences

By

Richard C. Richardson, Jr

Kathy Reeves Bracco

Patrick M. Callan

Joni E. Finney

November 1998

The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

CONTENTS
	INTRODUCTION
	I. THE CONTEXT: A CHANGING PUBLIC POLICY ENVIRONMENT
	II. THE RESEARCH: A NEW ANALYTIC MODEL OF STATE HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES
		The Seven-State Comparative Study
		Traditional Examinations of Governance Structures
		A New Conceptual Framework
	III. POLICY IMPLICATIONS
		State Expectations: Assessing Performance
		Next Steps: Connecting Problems with Solutions
		Balancing Institutional and Market Influences
	IV. CONCLUSION: PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC POLICY LEADERSHIP IN BALANCING THE FORCES OF CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
		The Importance of Public Policy
		The Importance of State Policy Leadership
	ENDNOTES
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