State Postsecondary Policy Innovation: Politics, Competition, and the Interstate Migration of Policy Ideas

By Michael K. Mclendon, Donald E. Heller, Steven P. Young. 2005

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Kindred spirits or intergovernmental competition? The innovation and diffusion of energy policies in the American states (1990–2008) (2014, background): “…Legislatures, the National Governor’s Conference, or professional associations such as the National Association of State Budget Officers or the National Association of State Conservation Officers may serve to promote policy learning and promote policy diffusion (Walker 1969, McLendon et al. 2005).”
Politics, Interest Groups and State Funding of Public Higher Education (2010, background): “Additionally, the politics of state higher education policy in general has for a long time been underdeveloped, but recently it has begun to receive more attention (Tandberg 2006; McLendon 2003a; b; McLendon et al. 2009; McLendon and Ness 2003; McLendon et al. 2005; McLendon et al. 2004).”
Called to Account: Analyzing the Origins and Spread of State Performance-Accountability Policies for Higher Education (2006, background): “Several studies have found empirical support for a relationship between centralized governance and policy innovation in higher education (Hearn & Griswold, 1994; McLendon et al., 2005).”
Partisans, Professionals, and Power: The Role of Political Factors in State Higher Education Funding (2009, unknown): “McLendon, Hearn, & Deaton, 2006; McLendon, Heller, & Young, 2005; Nicholson-Crotty &”