Shahid Beheshti University Journal of Management and Planning In Educational System 2423-5261 15 2 2022 09 23 Analytical Study of Models and Frameworks of Higher Education Governance in the World: A Review of Meta-Narrative or Semi-Systematic Analytical Study of Models and Frameworks of Higher Education Governance in the World: A Review of Meta-Narrative or Semi-Systematic 81 112 102167 10.48308/mpes.2022.102167 FA Elham Haririan Tavakoli Higher Education Management Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Educational Management and Higher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Maghsood Ferasatkhah Professor, Department of Planning in Higher Education, Institute for Research & Planning in Higher Education, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-7535-6074 Baharak Shirzad Kebria Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management and Higher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Hamidifar Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management and Higher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2021 07 11 Objectives: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the governance models of higher education systematically. To achieve this goal, researchers analyzed related articles and documents by applying a semi-systematic or meta-narrative review method based on the "Hana Snyder Guide to Systematic Review in Management Field" and the standard provided by "Wong et al.” In general, the study seeks to identify and evaluate all the potential relevant researches which have implications for the subject matter. The study combines and analyzes all the relevant studies to present a better understanding of the subject matter instead of measuring the influence of the result.<br />Materials and Methods: To conduct the research, all the relevant documents were retrieved by searching the related keywords in reputable English and Persian scientific databases. Next, documents in which governance models of higher education presented or discussed were considered relevant documents to the research topic to conduct the semi-systematic review of the written works of Iranian and foreign authors. Then researchers by applying qualitative content analysis coded and categorized the content of the selected models in Atlas T application. Finally, governance dimensions were analyzed based on the results obtained in the qualitative content analysis and semi-systematic review.<br />Discussion and Conclusions: Higher education governance is defined as a system of power derived from laws, policies, and rules that determine the responsibilities of different actors in the higher education system, and in which universities operate in general. Although higher education governance structures are very different around the world, some common patterns could be recognized. The study aimed to identify these common patterns, dimensions, components, and indicators of governance in the studied models. Findings of the research show that over the past three decades, theoretical conceptualization in this field has been significantly expanded, and fundamental models have been developed based on the Clark model. The review confirms the results of previous studies about the existence of two trends regarding proposed models of higher education governance. In addition, the findings show that among the dimensions of governance, academic autonomy, institutional power balance, and university funding stratifies have been mostly under consideration. Objectives: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the governance models of higher education systematically. To achieve this goal, researchers analyzed related articles and documents by applying a semi-systematic or meta-narrative review method based on the "Hana Snyder Guide to Systematic Review in Management Field" and the standard provided by "Wong et al.” In general, the study seeks to identify and evaluate all the potential relevant researches which have implications for the subject matter. The study combines and analyzes all the relevant studies to present a better understanding of the subject matter instead of measuring the influence of the result.<br />Materials and Methods: To conduct the research, all the relevant documents were retrieved by searching the related keywords in reputable English and Persian scientific databases. Next, documents in which governance models of higher education presented or discussed were considered relevant documents to the research topic to conduct the semi-systematic review of the written works of Iranian and foreign authors. Then researchers by applying qualitative content analysis coded and categorized the content of the selected models in Atlas T application. Finally, governance dimensions were analyzed based on the results obtained in the qualitative content analysis and semi-systematic review.<br />Discussion and Conclusions: Higher education governance is defined as a system of power derived from laws, policies, and rules that determine the responsibilities of different actors in the higher education system, and in which universities operate in general. Although higher education governance structures are very different around the world, some common patterns could be recognized. The study aimed to identify these common patterns, dimensions, components, and indicators of governance in the studied models. Findings of the research show that over the past three decades, theoretical conceptualization in this field has been significantly expanded, and fundamental models have been developed based on the Clark model. The review confirms the results of previous studies about the existence of two trends regarding proposed models of higher education governance. In addition, the findings show that among the dimensions of governance, academic autonomy, institutional power balance, and university funding stratifies have been mostly under consideration. https://mpes.sbu.ac.ir/article_102167_210b757e454fabc387b7edbdc8ebfd31.pdf