Aspired convergence, cherished diversity: Dealing with the contradictions of Bologna

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-93

  Witte, Johanna ^a  

^a Bavarian State Institute for Higher Education Research and Planning (IHF)   (Germany)

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EID: 45949085804     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583880802051840     Document Type: Review

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