Many of the democratizing opportunities provided by community colleges are diminished in
the eyes of policy makers by inadequate rates of success. In particular, large proportions of …

Over the past three decades policymakers have been seeking new ways to secure improved
performance from higher education institutions. One popular approach has been …

A rigorous analysis of the impact—and implications—of performance funding for higher
education. Seeking greater accountability in higher education, many states have adopted …

The first nation-wide analysis of the politics of performance funding in higher education.
Performance funding ties state support of colleges and universities directly to institutional …

Background/Context Performance funding finances public higher education institutions
based on outcomes such as retention, course and degree completion, and job placement …

This study explored science, mathematics, and general academic factors that predicted
outcomes for community college students (N= 3052) in a regional institution. A binary logistic …

Background/Context Performance funding in higher education ties government funding to
institutional performance on indicators such as retention, graduation, and job placement …

Contingent Faculty at Community Colleges: The Too‐Often Overlooked and Under‐Engaged
Faculty Majority - Thirolf - 2017 - New Directions for Institutional Research - Wiley Online …

Despite the popularity of performance funding among policymakers and policy advocates,
only half of all states have ever created a performance funding system for higher education …

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 …