A new theory of educational change - Punctuated equilibrium: The case of the internationalisation of higher education institutions

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 447-465

  Parsons, Christine ^a   Fidler, Brian ^b  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational change; Higher Education Institutions; Policy of change; Punctuated equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744446819     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2005.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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