Impacts of performance-based accountability on institutional performance in the U.S.

Higher Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-68

  Shin, Jung Cheol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accountability; Graduation rate; Performance; Policy impact; Program effects; Research fund

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953476981     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9285-y     Document Type: Article

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