The Higher Education System: Academic Organization in Cross-National PerspectiveHow can we compare national systems of higher education, since their organization varies from country to country? Clark identifies the basic elements common to all such systems, and proceeds to thematic comparisons among a number of countries. |
Contents
The Basic Types of Academic Belief | 75 |
THE ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATION | 87 |
Four | 107 |
Five | 136 |
Seven | 240 |
Eight | 263 |
NOTES | 277 |
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