Dissertation
Performance-based funding in a California community college: a case study
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Drexel University
Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00000415
Abstract
The purpose of this case study was to determine the impacts of performance-based funding on Canyon College, a California community college. State legislators in California have implemented a performance-based funding model for community colleges, and little is known as to the possible impacts of such funding for the nation's most extensive system of public higher education, the California community college system. The purpose of this study was to consolidate comprehensive information that would provide campus leaders a tool in streamlining their campus conversations and needed guidance to local governing boards to develop a sound set of policies to capitalize on this new funding reform. Specific actions taken by California community colleges as a result of performance-based funding and the campus-wide responses to these actions have yet to be consolidated and applied to local college campuses in California. The research derived through this case study defines these actions and the impact, if any, of stakeholder responses. Additionally, the research was intended to develop an understanding of the how Canyon College has implemented performance-based funding and what, if any, are the impacts on the campus from the implementation efforts. The collection of qualitative data was through interviews with Canyon College stakeholders as well as observations of college-wide meetings and the review of relevant literature and legislative impacts on higher education. This focus includes analysis of college-specific documents, interviews of persons deeply involved in performance-based funding reform at the college, and focus groups with individuals who had experienced firsthand the impact of such funding models at the local college level. Keywords: Performance-based, funding, California, community, college, reform
Metrics
55 File views/ downloads
111 Record Views
Details
- Title
- Performance-based funding in a California community college
- Creators
- David Martin
- Contributors
- José L. Chávez (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- viii, 118 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991015241979504721