Innovation in Times of Regulatory Uncertainty: Responses to the Threat of 'Gainful Employment'
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| Title: | Innovation in Times of Regulatory Uncertainty: Responses to the Threat of 'Gainful Employment' |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hentschke, Guilbert C., Parry, Shirley C. |
| Source: | Innovative Higher Education. Apr 2015 40(2):97-109. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Employment, Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Educational Innovation, Accountability, Interviews, Administrators, Grounded Theory, Federal Regulation |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-014-9298-z |
| ISSN: | 0742-5627 |
| Abstract: | While advocates of the proposed "Gainful Employment" regulations promise a variety of improvements for students attending for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs), there is little research on how these institutions are responding to this heightened form of accountability. Through interviews with senior executives of FPCUs, we used grounded theory to identify three general institutional responses--catalytic, reactionary and status quo--plus16 program-related initiatives. This study assessed responses to increased environmental uncertainty brought about by the potential Gainful Employment regulations. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 31 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1054775 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | While advocates of the proposed "Gainful Employment" regulations promise a variety of improvements for students attending for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs), there is little research on how these institutions are responding to this heightened form of accountability. Through interviews with senior executives of FPCUs, we used grounded theory to identify three general institutional responses--catalytic, reactionary and status quo--plus16 program-related initiatives. This study assessed responses to increased environmental uncertainty brought about by the potential Gainful Employment regulations. |
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| ISSN: | 0742-5627 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-014-9298-z |
