Outcomes Based Funding and Race in Higher Education
Can Equity be Bought?
Authors: Jones, T., Jones, S., Elliott, K., Owens, L., Assalone, A., Gándara, D.
Free Preview- Discusses how states have addressed equity in their Performance or Outcomes Based Funding policies, and the possibilities and limitations of these approaches
- Examines the specific implications and outcomes of POBF for Minority Serving Institutions, which are most likely to serve the populations who experience significant inequities in higher education
- Provides policy makers and higher education scholars with recommendations and strategies for using POBF to advance racial equity in higher education
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- About this book
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This book examines how Performance or Outcomes Based Funding (POBF) policies impact racial equity in higher education. Over the last decade, higher education has become entrenched in a movement that holds colleges and universities more accountable to its supporters. There are pressures to answer questions about student outcomes and performance, the value of education, the effectiveness of instructors, and the ability of existing leaders to manage efficiently and effectively. It is within this climate that states have adopted POBF policies. Through POBF, public colleges and universities receive state funding through formulas that no longer rely solely on student enrollment, but are instead based on student outcomes. This book provides an overview for policymakers of how racial equity has been addressed, the impact of these approaches, and recommendations for moving forward.
- About the authors
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Tiffany Jones is Program Director for Higher Education Research and Policy at the Southern Education Foundation.
Sosanya Jones is Assistant Professor of Qualitative Methods and Higher Education in the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA.
LaToya Russell Owens is doctoral candidate and Dean's Fellow in the College of Education at Georgia State University, USA, and doctoral intern at the Southern Education Foundation.
Amanda E. Assalone is Postdoctoral Research and Policy Analyst at the Southern Education Foundation.
Kayla C. Elliott is a Doctoral Student in the Higher Education Leadership program at Florida Atlantic University, USA. She is an experienced nonprofit fundraising professional dedicated to education, equity, and empowerment.
Denisa Gándara is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at Southern Methodist University, USA. She is the recipient of the Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and the Zell and Shirley Miller Graduate Fellowship.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Show Me the Outcomes! The Emergence of Performance and Outcomes-Based Funding in Higher Education
Pages 1-10
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Double or Nothing, States Betting It All on Performance and Outcomes-Based Funding and the Implications for Equity
Pages 13-29
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Reparations and Rewards: Performance and Outcomes-Based Funding and De Jure to De Facto Segregation in Higher Education Systems
Pages 31-59
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Impacting the Whole Community: Two-Year Minority-Serving Institutions and Performance and Outcomes-Based Funding in Texas
Pages 61-81
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A Critical Analysis of the Sociopolitical Climate for POBF in Three States
Pages 85-106
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Outcomes Based Funding and Race in Higher Education
- Book Subtitle
- Can Equity be Bought?
- Authors
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- Tiffany Jones
- Sosanya Jones
- Kayla Elliott
- Latoya Owens
- Amanda Assalone
- Denisa Gándara
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-49436-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-49436-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-49435-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 170
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations
- Topics