Political Influences on Higher Education

In this discussion, you will need to support your discussion posts with at least one article from a professional journal and one article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The following resources can be used to find many professional journals and articles.

In the University Library, you can use the following database:

• Nexis Uni.

On the Internet, you can use the following resource:

• The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2012). Retrieved from https://capellauniversity.libguides.com/dbche
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• Read Enders, J., de Boer, H., & Weyer, E. (2013). Regulatory autonomy and performance: The reform of higher education re-visited. Higher Education, 65(1), pages 5–23.
• Read Heck, R. H., Lam, W. S., & Thomas, S. L. (2014). State political culture, higher education spending indicators, and undergraduate graduation outcomes. Educational Policy, 28(1), pages 3–39.

(Question)-Select one of the following types of institutions as your focus for this discussion:

• Private higher education.
• For-profit higher education.
• Community college education.

To supplement this unit’s readings on college success, retention, and completion, use the information above to select a public policy issue that pertains to one or more of these topics. Your examination of this issue must be supported by at least one article from a professional journal and one article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.