Qualifications Frameworks: The avenue towards the convergence of European higher education?

European Journal of Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 563-576

  Karseth, Berit ^a   Solbrekke, Tone Dyrdal ^a  

^a Pbox 1092 Blindern   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bologna process; Higher education; Institutionalism; Learning outcome; Qualifications framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649478959     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2010.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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