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ERIC Number: EJ369112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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State Legislatures and the Autonomy of Colleges and Universities: A Comparative Study of Legislation in Four States, 1900-1979.
Fisher, Lois A.
Journal of Higher Education, v59 n2 p133-62 Mar-Apr 1988
A study investigated whether legislative intrusions on institutional autonomy have increased by examining all higher education acts passed during 1900-1979 in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and New Hampshire. One quantitative and one qualitative measure of change were used. Overall, no significant change in legislative stance toward institutional autonomy was found. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, State Government, State Legislation, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Idaho; New Hampshire; Tennessee; Washington