The Entrepreneurial Research University in Latin America : Global and Local Models in Chile and Colombia, 1950-2015

The Entrepreneurial Research University in Latin America examines the changes in Latin American universities in the second half of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. "The Entrepreneurial Research University in Latin America examines the fascinating clashes between the Latin American tradition and the influence of new globalized forms of organization represented by entrepreneurial university models. With particular emphasis on the governance of university research, he aims to answer key questions: Why and how do local traditions or global forces shape structural and cultural organizational change? Are these changes necessarily related to the improvement of the quality of teaching and research? "-- Provided by publisher The Entrepreneurial Research University in Latin America examines the fascinating clashes between the Latin American tradition and the influence of new globalized forms of organization represented by entrepreneurial university models. With particular emphasis on the governance of university research, the author aims to answer key questions: Why and how do local traditions or global forces shape structural and cultural organizational change? Are these changes necessarily related to the improvement of the quality of teaching and research? Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Problématique....Pages 3-21 Prelude....Pages 23-38 Historical Shifts in the Governmental Rhetoric....Pages 39-81 Latin American Universities....Pages 83-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 The “Glocalization” of the University....Pages 123-139 Local Legacies or Global Models?....Pages 141-160 Outside the Mainstream Rhetoric....Pages 161-182 The Rationalized University....Pages 183-215 The Future of the University....Pages 217-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-275