Centralized Governance and Student Outcomes
Excellence, Equity, and Academic Achievement in the U . S . States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7350480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Manna (0000-0002-1638-5385, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 682-705 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psj.12037 |
| OpenAlex | W2107002982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 41 |
Are states with more centralized approaches to education governance more likely to have higher student achievement and lower achievement gaps between poor and nonpoor students? This article addresses that question by theorizing about the effects of political, administrative, and fiscal centralization on student outcomes. It tests competing hypotheses about the degree to which centralization across these three dimensions is associated with the promotion of academic excellence (higher achievement) and equity (narrower achievement gaps). The results demonstrate the virtue of studying academic performance through the lens of governance and more distal system‐level variables rather than, as has been common in the literature, more narrow policy‐oriented measures. The findings show that strong relationships exist between student outcomes and the degree of political centralization and administrative centralization in a state, yet there are no apparent associations with fiscal centralization. The results also illustrate that governing arrangements are not consistently related to the advancement of excellence and equity. In terms of administrative centralization, specifically, apparent trade‐offs may exist
Academic achievement · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Excellence · Higher education · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Public economics · Sociology · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |