gratulated on fulfilling a want in a field so long left barren. While the book is necessarily written from an American viewpoint, essential problems of administration vary but little from country to country. Dr. Bryan's opinions, based on long experience, are worth while, practical and ably presented, and his book should be of the greatest benefit to all psychiatrists engaged in institutional p...

Agreements between national public authorities and higher education institutions serve as a governance instrument in many European countries. In Norway, these agreements are currently undergoing change, the state now invites to propose their own goals parameters agreements. This study seeks understand negotiation process for new assess how expect may affect institutional autonomy practice. The ...

Open AccessThe Emergency of Independent Lithuania in 1918 and Two (Un)‍Realized Institutional Models AutonomyTomasz BłaszczakTomasz BłaszczakSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.14220/9783737015073.171SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail About Previous chapter Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetai...

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