Trends in State Coordination and Governance: Historical and Current Perspectives.

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This report examines the roles and functions of coordinating and governing boards of higher education. Data are from a study reviewing 20 years' worth of data and a current survey. After an introductory section, the first section analyzes historical trends which suggest modest growth in appropriations over the period. Section 2, 'eased on the current survey, conducted in 1995-96 by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), discusses emerging issues of highest priority. Findings show that state appropriations to higher education has dominated SHEEO's concern since 1992, as well as and accountability issues. New concerns involve issues in technology and learning productivity, while issues in minority access and teacher preparation have fallen in importance. The third section, also based on the 1996 survey, examines the importance of different functional areas within SHEEO agencies noting that many boards perceive their roles as more entrepreneurial and less regulatory, while

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