University selection in Finland: How the decision is made

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 638-650

  Keskinen, Esko ^a   Tiuraniemi, Juhani ^a   Liimola, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Psychology; Selection; Students; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949122159     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540810908557     Document Type: Article

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