caa a22 4500 463161742 CHVBK 20180406164749.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10734-006-9025-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10734-006-9025-5 Lopez Zarate Romualdo Profesor de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Pablo 180, Col. Reynosa Tamaulipas, Del. Azcapotzalco, 02200, México, DF, Mexico aut Four trajectories of rectors in Mexican public universities [Elektronische Daten] [Romualdo Lopez Zarate] Although rectors of Mexican public universities play an important role in their institutions, we know very little about them. This article first describes the different election processes in Mexican public universities for selecting a rector. These varied processes reveal the ambiguity of the concept of "autonomy” as applied to rectors, focusing on the role and possible influence of public authorities despite the formal prohibition of such interference in the law. Second, the article presents a typology of four typical career trajectories for rectors before they are elected, analyzing their educational, academic, professional, administrative, and political backgrounds. These different paths to the position of rectors in different types of institutions have implications for public policy and university autonomy. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2006 Governance in higher education nationallicence Leadership in higher education nationallicence Higher Education Springer Netherlands 54/6(2007-12-01), 795-817 0018-1560 54:6<795 2007 54 10734 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9025-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9025-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Lopez Zarate Romualdo Profesor de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Pablo 180, Col. Reynosa Tamaulipas, Del. Azcapotzalco, 02200, México, DF, Mexico aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Higher Education Springer Netherlands 54/6(2007-12-01), 795-817 0018-1560 54:6<795 2007 54 10734 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence SWISSBIB 342949543 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer