Public policy and higher education : strategies for framing a research agenda

Public policy and higher education : strategies for framing a research agenda / Nicholas W. Hillman, David A. Tandberg, Brian A. Sponsler.

This is the 2nd issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey....

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Main Authors: Hillman, Nicholas W. (Author), Tandberg, David A. (Author), Sponsler, Brian A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, California : Wiley Periodicals, [2015]
Series:ASHE higher education report ; v. 41, no. 2.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Research.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher > Research
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Table of Contents:
  • Public Policy and Higher Education: Strategies for Framing a Research Agenda; Contents; Executive Summary; Can Research Be Useful in Public Policymaking?; How Can Research Be More Policy Relevant?; Foreword; Introduction; Goals of This Monograph; What Is Public Policy?; Theories of the Policymaking Process; Agenda Setting; Formulation; Adoption; Implementation; Evaluation; Traditional Views of Policy-Relevant Research; A Brief Example; Toward an Expanded View of Policy-Relevant Research; Summary; Sources of Higher Education Policy; State Policy Actors in the Postsecondary Context; Governors.
  • State LegislaturesState Higher Education Executive Officers; State Higher Education Governance Structures; Federal Policy Actors in the Postsecondary Policy Context; The President and Executive Offices; Federal Administrative Agencies; Legislative Branch: Congress; The Judiciary; Summary; Supplying Policy-Relevant Research; Problem Identification; Research Design; Policy Implications; Dissemination of Results; Utilization of Results; Summary; Bearing More Fruit? The Prospects of Conducting Policy-Relevant Research; The Limitations of "Using" Academic Research in Policymaking.
  • Does the Use of Research Lead to Better Policymaking?Narrowing the Gap: Framing Studies in Their Appropriate Policy Context; Policy Adoption Studies; Policy Formulation/Design Studies; Policy Evaluation Studies; Summary; Summary and Reflections; Trends in Policy Scholarship in Higher Education; Can Higher Education Research Be More Policy Relevant?; Final Reflections; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; About the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Call for Proposals; Order Form; EULA.

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