Rankings and Classifications: The Need for a Multidimensional Approach

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue , 2009, Pages 71-86

  Wende, Marijk van der ^a   Don, Westerheijden ^a  

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Author keywords

Global Ranking; High Education Institution; High Education Policy; High Education System; League Table

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103958762     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2249-3_5     Document Type: Chapter

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