Reforming universities in Italy: Towards a new paradigm?

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-63

  Reale, Emanuela ^a   Primeri, Emilia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic Institution; Academic System; High Education System; Internal Governance; Policy Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103925844     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7028-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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