Standards for quality? A critical appraisal of the Berlin Principles for international rankings of universities

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 326-342

  Hägg, Ingemund ^a   Wedlin, Linda ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84889074447     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538322.2013.852708     Document Type: Article

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