In 2014, Florida formally adopted a performance funding model for its State University System of higher education. The case
study provides a qualitative analysis of the policy's implementation at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a historically
black institution (HBI). Using the lens of coercive and normative isomorphism, this study identifies how institutional relationships
between higher education administrators have changed in response to performance funding. Participants, though supportive of the policy as
an accountability tool, disliked the specific metric items policymakers use to measure institutional performance. Participants perceived
the metric items and policy goals as contradictory to the mission of their institution. The article identifies recommendations for
policymakers to increase institutional buy-in and areas of future research. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial
fulfillment of the Master of Science. / Spring Semester 2016. / April 13, 2016. / Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, HBCU funding, HBI, higher education, performance funding,
public policy / Includes bibliographical references. / Lara Perez-Felkner, Professor Directing Thesis; David Tandberg, Committee Member; Bradley E. Cox,
Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_360530 |
| Contributors | Locks, Taylor (authoraut), Perez-Felkner, Lara (professor directing thesis), Tandberg, David A. (committee member), Cox, Bradley E. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (62 pages), computer, application/pdf |
| Rights | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. |
Page generated in 0.0018 seconds