National Qualification Frameworks: From policy borrowing to policy learning

European Journal of Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-216

  Chakroun, Borhene ^a  

^a EU affiliated European Training Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

National Qualifications Framework; Policy borrowing; Policy learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954014006     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2010.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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