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African Higher Education: An International Reference Handbook
Damtew Teferra,Philip G. Altbach +1 more
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In this article, the authors present a very long and detailed table of contents for their work, which includes a discussion of theme-based and country-based chapters. Please see DRM if you need more detail.Abstract:
Preliminary Table of Contents: It's very long. Please see DRM if you need more detail. Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. Theme-Based Chapters Part 2. Country Chapters Bibliography Indexread more
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