Restructuring revisited: Changing academic structures in UK universities

Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 129-135

  Hogan, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867264088     PISSN: 13603108     EISSN: 14607018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603108.2012.673510     Document Type: Article

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