Exploring the governance of Polish public higher education: Balancing restored historical legacies with europeanization and market pressures

European Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-33

  Dobbins, Michael ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bologna process; Europeanization; Marketization; Poland; Public higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930613186     PISSN: 21568235     EISSN: 21568243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2014.969289     Document Type: Article

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