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The Black Box Revisited; the Relevance of Theory-Driven Research in the Field of Higher Education Studies

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  1. Peter Maassen
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  1. Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Rokkan Centre for Social Studies, Norway

    Ivar Bleiklie

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

    Mary Henkel

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Maassen, P., Stensaker, B. (2005). The Black Box Revisited; the Relevance of Theory-Driven Research in the Field of Higher Education Studies. In: Bleiklie, I., Henkel, M. (eds) Governing Knowledge. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3504-7_13

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