Private Universities in Latin America

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Jorge Enrique Delgado, Gustavo Gregorutti

      Pages 1-5

3. Regulatory Environment Impacting Research Productivity in Latin America

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Research as a New Challenge for the Latin American Private University

      • Claudio Rama, Gustavo Gregorutti

      Pages 9-26

   3. Latin American Private Universities in the Context of Competition and Research Productivity

      • Jorge Enrique Delgado

      Pages 27-49

   4. Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding

      • Ana García de Fanelli, Ángela Corengia

      Pages 51-78

   5. Institutional Frameworks and Scientific Productivity in Chile and Colombia, 1950–2012

      • Pedro Pineda

      Pages 79-106

4. Successful Cases of Research Productivity at Private Universities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. A Research and Innovation Ecosystem Model for Private Universities

      • Francisco J Cantú-Ortiz

      Pages 109-130

   3. The Emergence of the Puebla State Popular Autonomous University as a Successful Mexican Research University

      • Stephen P Wanger, Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra

      Pages 131-156

   4. Central American Outliers

      • Nanette Svenson

      Pages 157-183

   5. Research and Knowledge Production in the Private Sector

      • Elizabeth Balbachevsky, Antonio José Botelho

      Pages 185-204

   6. Contributions from a Private University in Peru

      • José Anicama, José Livia

      Pages 205-223

   7. Research and Incentives

      • Marcelo Rabossi

      Pages 225-250

   8. Private University Strategies to Promote Knowledge Production

      • Enrique Martínez Larrechea, Adriana Chiancone

      Pages 251-271

   9. Conclusion

      • Gustavo Gregorutti, Jorge Enrique Delgado

      Pages 273-277

5. Back Matter

   Pages 279-304

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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.

• Private higher education
• research productivity
• innovation
• Latin America universities
• discoveries
• cooperation
• funding
• quality
• quality assurance
• research
• technology
• university

"It is interesting and encouraging to read of how some private universities in Latin America are engaging in research. Research certainly is not a characteristic strength of private universities in either the region or most of the world. Gregorutti and Delgado do us a service by pointing attention to exceptions to the traditional reality and to possibly emerging tendencies." - Daniel Levy, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Director of the Program for Research on Private Higher Education, State University of New York at Albany, USA

"Gregorutti and Delgado reflect on how the private sector has favorably impacted the strengthening of systems and institutions. Conceptual analysis and specific experiences from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay converge on the idea of the notable contributions of private universities in the growing, fostering, and consolidation of the research mission of the university." - Pedro Henríquez Guajardo, Director UNESCO/IESALC, Venezuela

"This edited volume provides groundbreaking insights into the work of private universities in Latin America in the areas of science, technology and innovation (STI). The editors have assembled a compelling set of studies from several countries that illustrates the accomplishments of private universities in Latin America with respect to the advancement of STI. An important contribution to the comparative higher education literature, the book can serve as a reference as well as graduatecourse text." - John C. Weidman, Professor of Higher and International Development Education, University of Pittsburgh, USA

José Anicama, Autonomous University of Peru Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra, Oklahoma State University, USA Elizabeth Balbachevsky, University of São Paulo, Brazil Antonio José Junqueira Botelho, Cândido Mendes University, Brazil Francisco J. Cantú-Ortiz, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies, Mexico Adriana Chiancone, University of the Republic of Uruguay Ángela Corengia, Austral University, Argentina Jorge Enrique Delgado, University of Pittsburgh, USA Ana García de, Center for the Study of State and Society, Argentina Gustavo Gregorutti, Andrews University, USA José Livia, Villarreal National University, Peru Enrique Martínez Larrechea, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Pedro Pineda, University of the Andes, Colombia Marcelo Rabossi, Torcuato di Tella University, Argentina Claudio Rama, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Nanette Svenson, Tulane University, USA Stephen P. Wanger, Oklahoma State University, USA

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