Private Universities in Latin America [electronic resource] : Research and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy /
Gregorutti, G.editor.
Delgado, J.editor.
Using policy analysis and case study approaches, Private Universities in Latin America examines the significant amounts of research and innovation being made available from private universities in Latin America.
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Cover; Private Universities in Latin America; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series Editors' Preface; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Part I Regulatory Environment Impacting Research Productivity in Latin America; 2 Research as a New Challenge for the Latin American Private University; 3 Latin American Private Universities in the Context of Competition and Research Productivity; 4 Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding; 5 Institutional Frameworks and Scientific Productivity in Chile and Colombia, 1950-2012
Part II Successful Cases of Research Productivity at Private Universities6 A Research and Innovation Ecosystem Model for Private Universities; 7 The Emergence of the Puebla State Popular Autonomous University as a Successful Mexican Research University; 8 Central American Outliers; 9 Research and Knowledge Production in the Private Sector; 10 Contributions from a Private University in Peru; 11 Research and Incentives; 12 Private University Strategies to Promote Knowledge Production; 13 Conclusion; Appendix; List of Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Using policy analysis and case study approaches, Private Universities in Latin America examines the significant amounts of research and innovation being made available from private universities in Latin America.
International education .
Comparative education.
Higher education.
Ethnology—Latin America.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Ethnicity.
School management and organization.
School administration.
International and Comparative Education.
Higher Education.
Latin American Culture.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Ethnicity Studies.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.