State Policy and the Public Research University: A Case Study of Manifest and Latent Tensions

From policy design to campus: Implementation of a tuition decentralization policy.

“…Frost, Hearn, and Marine (1997) contend that a need exists for researchers and practitioners to understand how "conflicts over institutional purposes arise and are addressed in postsecondary systems" (p. 387). Policy activity at the state level can disrupt the institutional functions and culture, calling into question fundamental values and beliefs of stakeholders.…”

State political culture and the affordability of higher education : a multivariate analysis of the impact of state higher education systems on the cost of attending college.

“…Policy-makers enacted the legislation with little regard for existing theory or scholarly research. Frost, Hearn, and Marine (1997) also found that institutional leaders defined and implemented the state policy with latitude favoring their particular institution's mission. Campus leaders used the lack of policy details as an opportunity to mold the policy to their campus needs.…”

“…Campus leaders used the lack of policy details as an opportunity to mold the policy to their campus needs. Frost, Hearn, and Marine (1997) (Sabloff, 1997 andFrost, Hearn, &Marine, 1997). These studies have demonstrated a growing force of coordination for higher education from state government.…”

“…Studies demonstrated significant effects for political variables on various higher education policies and policy processes (Gittell & Kleiman, 2000;Blackwell & Cistone, 1999;Frost, Hearn, & Marine, 1997).…”

“…Each of the studies provided further insight into the relationship between the state and campus. Volkwein (1986) A case study of specific state regulation by Frost, Hearn, and Marine (1997) examined the relationship between state policymakers and local higher education institutions.…”