Is education getting lost in university mergers?

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-340

  Ursin, Jani ^a   Aittola, Helena ^a   Henderson, Charles ^b   Välimaa, Jussi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649896934     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583883.2010.533379     Document Type: Article

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