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    Burton Clark (Allan M. Cartter Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at UCLA, now at Clark Associates)

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Clark, B. Higher education as a self-guiding society. Tert Educ Manag 3, 91–99 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02679373

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