Description
This study offers a systematic review of governance models in Latin American higher education, from their colonial roots to contemporary challenges. It analyzes the tension between autonomy, accountability and neoliberal reforms, highlighting the hybridization of models and current challenges such as political interference, inequality and unstable funding. With a critical and contextual approach, it proposes theoretical frameworks adapted to the Latin American reality and orientations for future research, including governance in private, rural and indigenous institutions. A key contribution to the global debate on higher education. Jesús Reyes Acevedo has a PhD in Administration, is a RENACYT research professor and thematic advisor at the Instituto Tecnológico del Ejército. He was head of Educational Quality at UNTELS and expert in the study Prospectiva 2050 of CEPLAN. Member of editorial boards and lecturer at public and private universities.
