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Dennis Jones, NCHEMS International Symposium on University Costs and Compacts

National Center for Higher Education Management Systems 3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 150 Boulder, Colorado 80301-2251. Steering Mechanisms to Balance Public and Institutional Goals: Governance, Regulation, Markets, and the Role of NGOs. Dennis Jones, NCHEMS

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Dennis Jones, NCHEMS International Symposium on University Costs and Compacts

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  1. National Center for Higher Education Management Systems 3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 150 Boulder, Colorado 80301-2251 Steering Mechanisms to Balance Public and Institutional Goals: Governance, Regulation, Markets, and the Role of NGOs Dennis Jones, NCHEMS International Symposium on University Costs and Compacts Canberra, Australia – 14 July 2008

  2. The Concept of a Public Agenda • The Shift in Emphasis from Capacity Building to Capacity Utilization • The Recognition that the Combination of • Institutional Interests, and • Responses to Market-Driven Student Demand Doesn’t Necessarily Meet All the Needs of Society (continued)

  3. The Concept of a Public Agenda (continued) • The Reality that “Public Accountability” Must Be Preceded by a Clear Understanding of “Public Expectations”—The Public Agenda • The Tendency to Push for Accountability Before Answering the Question, “Accountable for What?”

  4. The Barriers to Progress • Inertia of Considering Higher Education Policy as Equated to Institutional Funding—True for Both Higher Education and Government Officials • A Deterioration of State Policy Capacity • The Mismatch Between Problems and Solutions: • Short-Term Solutions for Long-Term Problems • Small Solutions for Big Problems • Sustainability

  5. Some Emerging Trends • Leadership Coming from New Players—NGOs • Philanthropic Organizations—a National Perspective Applied at the State Level • Employer Organizations • National Policy/Research Organizations (continued)

  6. Some Emerging Trends (continued) • The Use of Market-Based Strategies as an Alternative to Traditional Policy Tools • Incentives as an Alternative to Regulation • Good Experiences—Pay for Performance in States Such as Ohio and Oklahoma • Bad Experiences—Rating Systems that Have Fueled the Chase for Status (continued)

  7. Some Emerging Trends (continued) • The Development of State-Level Report Cards Tied to the Public Agenda • Minnesota • Kentucky

  8. None of These Trends Solves the Sustainability Problem—Proving to Be the Single Largest Problem

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