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Higher Education

2000

William & Mary

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Long-Term Debt In College And University Institutional Finance, James Alan Shultz Jan 2000

Long-Term Debt In College And University Institutional Finance, James Alan Shultz

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Implementing State Transfer Policies: A Case Study Of Virginia's State *Policy On Transfer, Lonnie J. Schaffer Jan 2000

Implementing State Transfer Policies: A Case Study Of Virginia's State *Policy On Transfer, Lonnie J. Schaffer

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Using a collective case study methodology, this policy-oriented research examined how Virginia's state Policy on transfer has been implemented at selected public colleges and universities. A conceptual framework of policy definitions was used to examine how the policy is understood in various contexts and what the policy's effects have been at the campus level.;Based on quantitative transfer data, five community colleges and four state universities were selected for study. The cases captured a wide range of transfer activity and college characteristics with the expectation that different understandings of the policy would produce different effects. How colleges defined the policy and …