Managing the dynamics of the bologna reforms: How institutional actors re-construct the policy framework;Gerindo as dinâmicas das reformas de bolonha: Como é que os atores reconstroem o enquadramento político;Gestionando las dinámicas de las reformas de bolonia: De qué forma los actores reconstruyen el marco político

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Veiga, Amélia ^a   Neave, Guy ^a,b  

^a Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES)   (Portugal)

^b Uiversiteit Twente ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic administrative and student constituencies; Bologna process; European higher education area; Perceptions of Bologna dynamic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934986511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v23.1891     Document Type: Article

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