The Public Good, the Market, and Academic Capitalism
THE PUBLIC GOOD, THE MARKET, AND ACADEMIC CAPITALISM: U.S. CROSS-BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION IN PANAMA by LISETTE MONTOTO (Under the Direction of Sheila Slaughter) ABSTRACT In recent years, U.S. colleges and universities have begun to extend their international presence through different models of cross-border higher education. This research explores three models of U.S. higher education in Panama City, Panama: a branch campus, a franchise model and merger/acquisition models. Using a qualitative approach, this study included a year of document analysis, classroom observations, interviews, and focus groups. Using the lens of academic capitalism, the findings place the different models along a continuum of neoliberalism and the public good. INDEX WORDS: higher education, Panama, cross-border, academic capitalism, neoliberalism, public good, branch campus, franchise, merger/acquisition, for-profit higher education, Florida State University-Panama (FSU- Panama), Quality Leadership University (QLU), Laureate Inc., Whitney International University Systems, Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT), Universidad Interamericana (UIP), Universidad del Istmo (UDI). THE PUBLIC GOOD, THE MARKET, AND ACADEMIC CAPITALISM: U.S. CROSS-BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION IN PANAMA by LISETTE MONTOTO BA, Florida State University, 2003 BS, Florida State University, 2003 MA, Florida State University, 2005 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of The University of Georgia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ATHENS, GEORGIA 2013 © 2013 Lisette Montoto All Rights Reserved THE PUBLIC GOOD, THE MARKET, AND ACADEMIC CAPITALISM: U.S. CROSS-BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION IN PANAMA by LISETTE MONTOTO Major Professor: Sheila Slaughter Committee: James C. Hearn Erik C. Ness Electronic Version Approved: Maureen Grasso Dean of the Graduate School The University of Georgia May 2013 iv DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated in loving memory of Professor J.
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