Graduate eses and Dissertations Iowa State University Capstones, eses and Dissertations 2015 Influencing institutional change through state policy: rural community college responses to performance-based funding models Zoë Mercedes ornton Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: hps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Part of the Community College Education Administration Commons , Community College Leadership Commons , Education Policy Commons , and the Higher Education Administration Commons is Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, eses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate eses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact digirep@iastate.edu. Recommended Citation ornton, Zoë Mercedes, "Influencing institutional change through state policy: rural community college responses to performance- based funding models" (2015). Graduate eses and Dissertations. 14443. hps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14443