Mission Statements: A Thematic Analysis of Rhetoric across Institutional Type

2006/05/01 by Christopher C. Morphew, Matthew Hartley · 210 citations
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paper · doi:10.1080/00221546.2006.11778934

published in The Journal of Higher Education 77(3), 456-471 (Taylor & Francis)

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Abstract

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsChristopher C. MorphewChristopher C. Morphew is Associate Professor at the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. Matthew Hartley is Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.Matthew HartleyChristopher C. Morphew is Associate Professor at the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. Matthew Hartley is Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

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