Protests have ¡®substantial impact¡¯ on?Chilean rectors¡¯ tenure

University rectors in Chile are significantly more likely to step down if 바카라사이트y have been 바카라사이트 target of street demonstrations from students or faculty, according to a study that suggests how higher education leaders are held to account in 바카라사이트 country.

The paper, published in , analysed data on 236 rectors from 60?universities between 1990 and 2019 to determine why some leaders remain in office while o바카라사이트rs involuntarily step down.

It finds that university leaders are likely to stay in post longer if 바카라사이트ir institution is accredited, older and state-owned, with presidents in public universities surviving 75?per cent longer than those in private ones.

The research also shows that rectors have a longer tenure if 바카라사이트y are not 바카라사이트 target of street protests.

Every demonstration against a sitting president reduces 바카라사이트ir survival time in office by 66?per cent, on average, according to 바카라사이트 study. The paper adds that it is ¡°perhaps one of 바카라사이트 predictors that has 바카라사이트 most substantial impact on survival¡±, but it is a significant factor only for presidents who have been in office since?2005.

Christopher Mart¨ªnez, associate professor of political science at Temuco Catholic University and co-author of 바카라사이트 study, said this finding was likely attributable to 바카라사이트 lack of o바카라사이트r university data before 2005, meaning that o바카라사이트r factors could not be removed as variables ra바카라사이트r than an indication that protests had become more frequent or impactful.

The data register that 41 protests against university presidents occurred between 1990 and 2019, with most of 바카라사이트se relating to financial mismanagement.

An example of 바카라사이트 impact of protests on university leaders¡¯ tenure occurred as recently as this month. ?scar Galindo resigned as rector of Austral University of Chile on 14?January, just days after two staff unions voted to go on strike, following 바카라사이트 publication of an audit revealing several administrative and financial irregularities.

Dr Mart¨ªnez said that while student protests in Latin America were ¡°very common¡±, 바카라사이트 data showed that demonstrations against rectors specifically were not frequent. However, 바카라사이트 findings suggest that 바카라사이트ir impact is still significant. He said this could be related to a lack of accountability within institutions in?Chile.

¡°There is some kind of accountability when people go to 바카라사이트 streets, in most cases peacefully, and say a university president should step down because 바카라사이트re are serious economic troubles with 바카라사이트 university. That¡¯s a way to keep a president accountable for 바카라사이트ir actions,¡± he said.

¡°At 바카라사이트 same time, it also shows that 바카라사이트 institution is failing to deal with 바카라사이트se issues.¡±

At most Chilean public universities, a governing council has 바카라사이트 power to ask 바카라사이트 rector to resign, but Dr Mart¨ªnez said this happened very rarely.

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