Diversity and Differentiation in Higher Education

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-16

  van Vught, Frans ^a  

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Author keywords

Governmental Policy; High Education; High Education Institution; High Education System; Institutional Diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103925753     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2249-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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