Assessing the Feasibility of International Branch Campuses
Factors Universities Consider when Establishing Campuses Abroad
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International branch campuses (IBCs) — degree-granting higher education institutions (HEIs) located in different countries than the HEIs that originated or operate them — are an important and growing part of the international higher education landscape. Unfortunately, little guidance about the process of establishing an IBC exists to help decision-makers at parent institutions determine whether or not to pursue a particular opportunity.
To address this gap, this dissertation addresses two research questions:
- What are the steps in the decision-making process HEIs go through when making decisions regarding whether or not to establish an IBC?
- What key factors do HEIs use to evaluate a potential IBC?
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Background, Purpose, and Research Questions
Chapter Two
What the Literature Tells us About IBCs
Chapter Three
Building a Conceptual Framework
Chapter Four
Methodology
Chapter Five
Findings from the Interviews
Chapter Six
Applicability of the Conceptual Framework
Chapter Seven
Conclusions, Policy Implications, and Future Research
Appendix A
Semi-Structured Interview Protocol
Appendix B
Codebook
Appendix C
Informed Consent
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This document was submitted as a dissertation in May 2015 in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral degree in public policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The faculty committee that supervised and approved the dissertation consisted of Charles Goldman (Chair), Darleen Opfer, and Dave Baiocchi.
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