The corrosive influence of competition, growth, and accountability on institutions of higher education

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Schwier, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accountability; Competition; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873030180     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12528-012-9057-z     Document Type: Article

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