Mission diversity and the tension between prestige and effectiveness: An overview of US higher education

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-192

  Eckel, Peter D ^a  

^a American Council on Education   (United States)

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EID: 43449104746     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2008.2     Document Type: Article

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