University autonomy, agenda setting and the construction of agency: The case of the European university association in the European higher education area

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 699-714

  Nokkala, Terhi ^a   Bacevic, Jana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84923651105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14749041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/eerj.2014.13.6.699     Document Type: Article

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