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Two Decades of Change in Spanish Universities: Learning the Hard Way

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Mora, JG., Vidal, J. (2005). Two Decades of Change in Spanish Universities: Learning the Hard Way. 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_9

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