Diversification? Trends and explanations of the shape and size of higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-379

  Teichler, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity of higher education; Expansion of higher education; Higher education policies; Levels of programmes and degrees; Rankings; Types of higher education institutions; Ulrich Teichler

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249137998     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9122-8     Document Type: Review

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