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Reforms of University Governance in Mexico: Inducements for or Impediments to Change?

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University Governance and Reform

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University governance in Mexico has gone through many reforms over the last two decades.1 From a traditional collegial model, it has moved toward a more managerial one. But what has really changed and why?

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  1. Wietse de Vries
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de Vries, W., Álvarez-Mendiola, G. (2012). Reforms of University Governance in Mexico: Inducements for or Impediments to Change?. In: Schuetze, H.G., Bruneau, W., Grosjean, G. (eds) University Governance and Reform. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137040107_9

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