Research assessment as an instrument for steering higher education - A comparative study

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-362

  Orr, Dominic ^a,b  

^a Hochschul Informations System GmbH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 10944270820     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080042000290195     Document Type: Review

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