Uneven Commercialization: Contradiction and Conflict in the Identity and Practices of American Universities

Minerva

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-26

  Kleinman, Daniel Lee ^a   Osley Thomas, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Higher education; Legitimacy; New institutionalism; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895081200     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-014-9248-z     Document Type: Article

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