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Luci e ombre del sistema universitario inglese

  • Stefano Becucci
  • Agnese Desideri
  • Sandro Landucci
  • Silvia Pezzoli

The chapter analyzing the English university system is divided into three sections. The first outlines the political context of the 1970s that inspired the university reforms. The second examines the governance of English universities, while the final section focuses on the key aspects of academic work: the evaluation of research and teaching.

  • Keywords:
  • Governance,
  • Research and Teaching Evaluation,
  • English Universities,
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Stefano Becucci

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3935-460X

Agnese Desideri

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0005-5135-6917

Sandro Landucci

University of Florence, Italy

Silvia Pezzoli

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-1450

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Luci e ombre del sistema universitario inglese

Authors

Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli

Language

Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0803-1.03

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2025

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Book Title

L’università su misura

Book Subtitle

Governance, valutazione e ranking in quattro paesi europei

Authors

Stefano Becucci, Agnese Desideri, Sandro Landucci, Silvia Pezzoli

Peer Reviewed

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164

Publication Year

2025

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© 2025 Author(s)

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-0803-1

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979-12-215-0802-4

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979-12-215-0803-1

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Studi e saggi

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2704-6478

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2704-5919

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