Higher education rulemaking : the politics of creating regulatory policy / Rebecca S. Natow.

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2017]

viii, 204 pages ; 24 cm

"Many higher education academics and administrators have only vague notions about how the federal government makes regulations governing colleges and universities in the United States, and yet these regulations control many important aspects of the operation of these institutions. What happens after legislation affecting higher education is signed into law? How are specific provisions implemented-especially when the statute's details are unclear? And who determines the details of the programs that a particular law has authorized? In this...book, higher education policy expert Rebecca S. Natow explores the how and why of the federal regulatory policymaking process as it pertains to higher education, financial aid, and student loan debt. Drawing on in-depth interviews with policy and higher education actors, as well as an extensive review of specific regulations and documents, Natow explains who influences higher education rulemaking and how their beliefs and surrounding contexts guide the policies they enact. She also examines the strategies and powers employed during the process, reveals how technology affects the creation of higher education rules, delves into the multifaceted implications of regulation for students and institutions, and discusses future prospects for higher education rulemaking."-- Back cover.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Teachers College, Columbia University, 2013) issued under title: Making Policy in the United States Department of Education : The Political Process of Federal Rulemaking for Higher Education.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index.

STA

KF4225 .N38 2017

English

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