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Shrinking Higher Education Systems

Portugal, Figures, and Policies

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After a long period of expansion and diversification – the massification process – the Portuguese higher education system is witnessing a dynamic of stratification where it is possible to identify winners and losers, not only amongst institutions but also amongst locations.

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Fonseca, M., Encarnação, S., Justino, E. (2014). Shrinking Higher Education Systems. In: Goastellec, G., Picard, F. (eds) Higher Education in Societies. Higher Education Research in the 21st Century Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-746-9_9

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