Innovation in Higher Education Systems in the Post-Socialist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe,1999–2005: Possibilities for Exploration through a Complexity Theory Framework
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Innovation in Higher Education Systems in the Post-Socialist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe,1999–2005: Possibilities for Exploration through a Complexity Theory Framework
This article discusses the possibilities for applying a collection of theories, known as complexity theory, for the study of institutional innovation in higher education in the post-socialist countries in Eastern and Central Europe for the period 1999–2005. It presents an outline of the theory and suggests for discussion links between the framework of complexity theory and a research project under development, trying to map higher education change.
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