The impact of polytechnic institutes on the local economy

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 81-98

  Alves, João ^a   Carvalho, Luísa ^b   Carvalho, Renato ^c   Correia, Florbela ^d   Cunha, Jorge ^e   Farinha, Luís ^f   Fernandes, Joana ^g   Ferreira, Manuela ^c   Lucas, Eugénio ^h   Mourato, Joaquim ^a   Nicolau, Ana ^h   Nunes, Sara ^f   Nunes, Sandra ⁱ   Oliveira, Pedro ^j   Pereira, Cristina ^a   Pinto, Sandra ⁱ   Silva, José ^h  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTALEGRE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^g INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^h POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

ⁱ INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

higher education policy development; inclusive exclusive higher education; national systems of higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929653334     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583883.2014.999110     Document Type: Article

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