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Social Dynamics of Higher Education Reforms: The Case of Finland

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  1. Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education, Oslo, Norway

    Åse Gornitzka

  2. Centre for the Evaluation of Public Policy and Practice, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK

    Maurice Kogan

  3. University of Porto and CIPES, Portugal

    Alberto Amaral

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Välimaa, J. (2005). Social Dynamics of Higher Education Reforms: The Case of Finland. In: Gornitzka, Å., Kogan, M., Amaral, A. (eds) Reform and Change in Higher Education. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3411-3_15

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