Scope and determinants of the 'third role' of higher education institutions in Germany

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-284

  Kroll, Henning ^a   Schricke, Esther ^a   Stahlecker, Thomas ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Region; Survey; Third role; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877105301     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2013.1     Document Type: Article

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