State Higher Education Finance and Performance Funding Policy in the United States

本研究旨在厘清美国绩效资助计划的发展趋势及存在的问题。本研究是国家高等教育财政综合研究的一部分。在追求本研究目标的过程中，首先回顾了预算模式和国家高等教育治理的类型。在这些审查的基础上，我对田纳西州进行了实地考察，田纳西州是美国第一个引入绩效资助计划的州。最后对其高等教育治理、国家预算政策、资助方式、问责制度以及绩效资助项目的独特性和存在的问题进行了回顾。

The purpose of this study is to clarify the trends and problems of performance funding programs in the United States of America. This study is a part of the comprehensive study of state higher education finance. In pursuing the goal of this study, firstly I reviewed the budgeting models and the types of state higher education governance. Based on these review, I conducted site visits to the State of Tennessee which was the first state to introduce the performance funding program in the United States of America. Finally I reviewed its higher education governance, state budgeting policy, funding formula, accountability system, and the uniqueness and problems of performance funding programs.