Global trends, national policies and institutional responses: Restructuring higher education in Malaysia

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-46

  Lee, Molly N N ^a  

^a UNESCO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Corporatization; Global trends; Higher education; Higher education reforms; Privatisation; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644554200     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-004-6034-y     Document Type: Article

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