CONTENTS
	FOREWORD
	INTRODUCTION
	DEFINING AND ANALYZING THE ISSUES
	DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS
	COMPILING THE BASIC DATA
	DATA ANALYSES
	CREATING A POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR CHANGE
	FORMULATING A PUBLIC AGENDA
	THE HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY ENVIRONMENT
	THE CAPACITY AUDIT
	THE POLICY AUDIT
	POLICY FORMULATION
	ALIGNMENT OF POLICY TOOLS: TWO EXAMPLES
	NO SINGLE ANSWER
	APPENDIX: EXAMPLES OF THE PRESENTATION OF STATE DATA
	ABOUT THE AUTHORS
	ABOUT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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