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Huisman, Jeroen – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A study of Dutch universities from 1974-93 examined factors in the emergence of new academic programs and specializations, particularly the effects of government funding mechanisms (external factor) and level of paradigmatic development (internal factor), drawing on social exchange and resource dependency theory. Results indicate these two factors…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Educational Change, Educational History, Epistemology