Funding systems for higher education and their impacts on institutional strategies and academia: A comparative perspective

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-21

  Frølich, Nicoline ^a   Kalpazidou Schmidt, Evanthia ^b   Rosa, Maria J ^c  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Denmark; Educational funding; Higher education; Norway; Portugal; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349098168     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541011013015     Document Type: Article

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