Analyzing the nexus of higher education and vocational training in europe: A comparative-institutional framework

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 705-721

  Powell, Justin J W ^a   Solga, Heike ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bologna process; Copenhangen process; European higher education area; Institutional change; Institutional theory; Internationalisation; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449423477     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903295829     Document Type: Article

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