Comparability of postgraduate academic qualifications: Some issues, challenges and experiences

Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-388

  Gordon, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bologna declaration; Frameworks for postgraduate qualifications; University of strathclyde case study

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444587239     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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