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Other Issues

The Institute has produced work on other topics related to higher education leadership and policy, including:

  • Evaluating the continuing influence of the state’s Master Plan for Higher Education in the context of changing state circumstances;
  • Assessing the role community colleges could play in addressing the state’s need for K-12 teachers.

Publications

Presentations

On the Durability of The Master Plan in the 21st Century, or "If it's breaking, why isn't anyone fixing it?", February 2004
This article analyzes the reasons why the Master Plan, adopted in 1960, has largely resisted attempts at revision in spite of numerous calls for some substantive changes.

Improving Outcomes for California's Minority Students: Can an Increased Role for Community Colleges in Teacher Preparation be Part of the Answer?, September 2003
This report envisions a four-step pipeline for teacher development in which the community colleges can play a vital role.

Envisioning a State of Learning: Conference Summary and Observations on the California Master Plan for Higher Education, 2003
Proceedings of the 14th annual Envisioning California Conference.

Policy Research that Got Noticed: Lessons Learned for Making Research Useful. Presentation to the Association for the Study of Higher Education, November 8, 2007

State Policy Issues Concerning Graduate Education and Research, testimony to the Assembly Higher Education Committee, October 18, 2005

Testimony submitted to the California Performance Review Commission, September, 2004.

Improving Outcomes for California's Minority Students: Can an Increased Role for Community Colleges in Teacher Preparation be Part of the Answer? Presentation to the Harvard Civil Rights Project, October 23, 2003