Amaral, Alberto

1 - Personal Information

Email: aamaral@cipes.up.pt

2 – Scientific Research Area

• The emergence of private higher education
• Diversity and diversification in the Portuguese higher education system
• The concept of stakeholder in higher education.
• Managerialism and Governance in higher education
• The role of markets in higher education
• Comparative studies of the higher education systems of Portuguese speaking, European and South American higher education

3 – Other Functions

• President of the Portuguese Commission for the reform of medicine and health sciences
• Director of Cipes
• Chairman of the Board of Governors of CHER
• Life Member of IAUP, member of IHME and EAIR

4 – Publications

• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Tavares, Diana Amado, 2009, "Funding Allocation and Staff Management. A Portuguese Example.", European Journal of Education, 44 (1): 127–1.
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• Amaral, A., Veiga, A., 2009, "Survey on the implementation of the Bologna process in Portugal", Higher Education, 57(1): 57-69.
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• Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, Westerheijden, D., 2008, "Audits as Supportive Peer Review.", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D., Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 47-60.
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 2008, "Can Private Institutions Learn from Mistakes? Some reflections based on the Portuguese Experience", Die Hochschule, 2/2008, 113-125.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2008, "Essays in Supportive Peer Review", Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), New York, Nova Science Publishers.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2008, "Evaluation Reports: Do they contribute to quality improvement?", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 69-82.
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• Amaral, A., Bleiklie, I. and Musselin, C., 2008, "From Governance to Identity", Dordrecht, Springer.
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• Amaral, A., Veiga, A., 2008, "How does the Bologna process challenge national traditions of higher education institutions?", In J. Välimaa and O.-H. Ylijoki (eds), Cultural Perspectives on Higher Education, (pp. 238-256). Dordrecht: Springer..
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• Amaral, A., Veiga, A., Mendes, A., 2008, "Implementing Bologna in Southern European countries: Comparative analysis of some research findings", Education for Chemical Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2008): 47- 56.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2008, "International review of the Portuguese quality assurance system", in Implementing and Using Quality Assurance: Strategy and Practice. A selection of papers from the end European Quality Assurance Forum, pp. 74–79..
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2008, "Internationalisation, Trans-nationalisation and Globalisation: Can quality mechanisms be an adequate regulation tool?", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 203-220.
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• Amaral, A., Bleiklie, I., Musselin, C., 2008, "Introduction", In Amaral, A., Bleiklie, I. and Musselin, C. (eds.), From Governance to Identity, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 1-4.
  

• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Rovio-Johansson, A. and Westerheijden, D., 2008, "Introduction to Essays in Supportive Peer Review", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 7-16.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2008, "Market Competition, Social Accountability and Institutional Strategies", In Vaccaro, A., Horta, H. and Madsen, P. (eds.), Transparency, Information and Communication Technology – Social responsibility in business and education, Charlottesville, Virginia, Philosophy Documentation Center, pp. 205-226.
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• Amaral, A., Neave, Guy, 2008, "On Process, Progress, Success and Methodology or the Unfolding of the Bologna Process as it Appears to Two Reasonably Benign Observers", Higher Education Quarterly, 62.1/2 (2008), 40–62..
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "Os desafios das políticas de inclusão social e das acções afirmativas", Educação Superior: Questão de Estado – Prioridade Social, FNESP (Forum Nacional do Ensino Superior Particular), São Paulo, Brasil, pp. 194-213.
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "Políticas do Ensino Superior: Quatro temas em debate", Lisboa, Conselho Nacional de Educação, pp. 421.
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "Quality Assurance: Role, legitimacy, responsibilities and means of public authorities,", in Weber, L. and Dolgova-Dreyer (eds), The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education, (Council of Europe higher education series No.9) 2008, Strasbourg..
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• Amaral, A., Sursock, A., 2008, "Self-regulation in Europe: The Institutional Evaluation Programme", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 31-46.
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• Amaral, A., Tavares, Diana Amado, Tavares, O., Justino, E., 2008, "Students’ Preferences and Needs in Portuguese Higher Education", European Journal of Education, 43.1, 107-122.
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "Tendências actuais dos sistemas de avaliação internacionais,", In Novas Conversas na Nova, pp. 9-26.
  

• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Westerheijden, D., Rovio-Johansson, A., 2008, "The IEP in a Multi-Level, Multi-Actor Future", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 265-276.
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "The reform of Higher Education in Portugal", In Amaral, A. (org.), Políticas do Ensino Superior: Quatro temas em debate, Lisboa, Conselho Nacional de Educação, pp. 17-37.
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• Amaral, A., 2008, "Transforming Higher Education", In Amaral, A., Bleiklie, I. and Musselin, C. (eds.), From Governance to Identity, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 77-91.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2008, "Trends in Quality Assurance in Higher Education Does EUA fall into these trends?", In Amaral, A., Rovio-Johansson, A., Rosa, M.J. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Essays in Supportive Peer Review, New York, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 17-30.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2007, "A Self-Assessment of Higher Education Institutions from the Perspective of the EFQM Excellence Model", In D.F. Westerheijden, B. Stensaker and M.J. Rosa (eds),, Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Trends in Regulation, Translation and Transformation, Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 181-208.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Tavares, Diana Amado, 2007, "Assessment as a tool for different kinds of action. From quality management to compliance and control", In Cavalli, A. (ed), Quality Assessment for Higher Education in Europe, London: Portland Press, pp. 43-53.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2007, "Changing values and Norms in the Concept of Governance in Portuguese Higher Education", Higher Education Policy, 20, 315-338.
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• Amaral, A., 2007, "From Quality Assurance to Accreditation – A Satirical View", In Enders, J. and van Vught, F. (eds), Towards a cartography of higher education policy change, Czech Republic, UNITISK, pp. 79 – 86.
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• Amaral, A., 2007, "Higher education and quality assessment: The many rationales for quality", In Bollaert, L.; Brus, S.; Curvale, B.; Harvey, L.; Helle, E.; Jensen, H.T.; Komlejnovic, J.; Orphanides, A.; Sursock, A. (eds), Embedding Quality Culture in Higher Educa, Brussels, EUA, pp. 6-10.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2007, "Higher Education Research Perspectives", In Richards, P.B. (ed), Global Issues in Higher Education, New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 173-193.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2007, "Market Competition, Public Good and State Interference", In Enders, J. and Jongbloed, B. (Eds), Public-Private Dynamics in Higher Education: Expectations, Developments and Outcomes, Bielefeld, Transcript Verlag, pp. 89-112.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2007, "Market Competition. Public Good and Institutional Governance: Analyses of Portugal’s Experience", Higher Education Management and Policy, vol.19, nº1, 63-76.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Tavares, Diana Amado, 2007, "Portugal", In Wells, P.J., Sadlak, J. and Vlasceanu, L. (eds), The Rising Role and Relevance of Private Higher Education in Europe, Bucareste, UNESCO-CEPES, pp. 313-334.
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• Amaral, A., 2007, "Roles, responsibilities and means of public authorities and institutions: challenges in the light of a growing emphasis on market mechanisms", In Weber, L. And Dolgova-Dreyer, K. (eds), The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education, Strasbourg, Council of Europe Higher Education Series, Council of Europe Publishing, pp: 31-48..
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• Amaral, A., Machado, M. L., Taylor, J.S., 2007, "Strategic Planning in US Higher Education: Can it Succeed in Europe?", Planning for Higher Education, 35.2, pp. 4-17. .
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 2007, "Waiting for the Tide to Change? Strategies for Survival of Portuguese Private HEIs", Higher Education Quarterly, 61.2, pp. 205-219..
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Teixeira, P., 2006, "A Broader Church? Expansion, Access and Cost-sharing in Portuguese Higher Education", In Pedro Teixeira, Bruce Johnstone, Maria João Rosa and Hans Vossensteyn (eds.) , Cost-sharing and accessibility in Higher Education: A Fairer Deal?, Springer-Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., Carvalho, T., Santiago, R. A., Meek, V.L. , 2006, "Changing Patterns in the Middle Management of Higher Education Institutions: the case of Portugal", Higher Education, 52.2, pp. 215-250.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Tavares, Diana Amado, 2006, "Institutional Consequences of Quality Assessment", Quality in Higher Education, 12.2, pp. 145-159..
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• Amaral, A., Ferreira, José Brites, Machado, M. L., Santiago, R. A., 2006, "Modelos de Governação e Gestão dos Institutos Politécnicos Portugueses no Contexto Europeu", Relatório do Estudo, POLITÉCNICA (Associação dos Politécnicos do Centro).
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Veiga, A., 2006, "The Internationalisation of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions", Higher Education Management, 18.2, pp. 113-128..
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• Amaral, A., Veiga, A., 2006, "The Open Method of Coordination and the Implementation of the Bologna Process", Tertiaty Education Mangement, Volume 12, Number 4, pp. 283-295..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2005, "Implementation of Higher education Policies: a Portuguese example", Gornitzka, A., Kogan, M. and Amaral, A. (eds) , Reform and Change in Higher education: Analysing Policy Implementation, Dordrecht: Springer.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Veiga, A., 2005, "Institutional internationalisation strategies in a context of state inefficiency", In J. Huisman and M. van der Wende (eds) , On Cooperation and Competition II, Bonn: Lemmens Verlags.
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• Amaral, A., Gornitzka, A., Kogan, M. (eds.), , 2005, "Reform and Change in Higher education: Analysing Policy Implementation, ", Dordrecht: Springer.
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• Amaral, A., Veiga, A., 2005, "The Bologna process: commoditisation, accreditation and the implementation gap", Makovich, G.V. (ed), The Common European Space of Education, Science and Culture, Southern Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, pp. 206-213.
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 2004, "Conclusion", Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D. and Amaral, A. (eds), Markets in Higher Education: Rhetoric or Reallity?, Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., 2004, "Consolidation of Higher Education’s Legislation: An Appraisal and Revision of the Legislation in Force", Barblan, A. (ed.), Academic Freedom and University Institutional Responsibility in Portugal, Bolonha, Bononia University Press.
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2004, "Epidemiology and the Bologna Saga", Higher Education, 48, 79-100.
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D., , 2004, "Introduction", Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D. and Amaral, A. (eds) , Markets in Higher Education: Rhetoric or Reallity?, Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D. , 2004, "Markets in Higher Education: Rhetoric or Reallity?", Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Veiga, A., 2004, "Portugal", Huisman, J. and van der Wende, M.(eds.), On Cooperation and Competition, Bonn, Lemmens.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2004, "Portugal, da Autonomia à Interferência do Estado", Morhy (org), Universidade no Mundo – Universidade em questão, Vol.2, Editora universidade de Brasília, pp. 353-374.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2004, "Portugal: Professional and Academic Accreditation – The Impossible Marriage?", Scwharz, S. and Westerheijden, D. (eds), Accreditation and Evaluation in the European Higher Education Area, Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., Fulton, O. and Larsen. I.M., 2003, "A Managerial Revolution?", in Amaral, A, Meek, V.L. and Larsen, I.M. (eds), The Higher Education Managerial Revolution?, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 275-296..
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• Amaral, A., Fulton, O. and Larsen, I. , 2003, "A Managerial revolution?", Amaral, A., Meek, V.L. and Larsen, I (eds.) , The Higher Education Managerial Revolution?, Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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• Amaral, A., Carvalho, T., 2003, "Autonomy and Change in Portuguese Higher Education", Barblan, A. (ed.), Academic Freedom and University Institutional Responsibility in Portugal, Bolonha, Bononia University Press, pp. 35-46.
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• Amaral, A., 2003, "Avaliação, Revisão e Consolidação da Legislação do Ensino Superior", Matosinhos, Cipes .
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Teixeira, P., 2003, "Mediating the Economic Pulses: The International Connection in Portuguese Higher Education", Higher Education Quarterly, 57.2, pp. 181-203..
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., 2003, "The research in the field of chemistry for the environment in Italy", Matosinhos, Cipes and Venice, INCA..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., Santiago, R. A., 2003, "The Rise of Academic Managerialism in Portugal", in Amaral, A, Meek, V.L. and Larsen, I.M. (eds), The Higher Education Managerial Revolution?, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 131-153..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2003, "The Triple Crisis of the University and its Reinvention", Higher Education Policy, 16.1, pp. 239-253..
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• Amaral, A., Amaral, A., Jones, G., Karseth, B., 2002, "Governing Higher Education: Comparing National Perspectives", in Amaral, A. Jones, G., Karseth, B. (eds.), Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives and Institutional Governance, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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• Amaral, A., Amaral, A., Jones, G., Karseth, B., 2002, "Governing Higher Education: Comparing National Perspectives", in Amaral, A. Jones, G., Karseth, B. (eds.), Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives and Institutional Governance, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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• Amaral, A., Jones, A.G. and Karseth, B. (eds.), 2002, "Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives on Institutional ", Amsterdam, Kluwer..
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Santiago, R. A., 2002, "O Ensino Superior aberto a novos públicos", Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas.
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• Amaral, A., Correia, F., Magalhães, A., Rosa, M. J., Santiago, R. A., Teixeira, P., 2002, "O Ensino Superior pela Mão da Economia", Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas.
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• Amaral, A., Correia, F., Magalhães, A., 2002, "Public and private higher education in Portugal: unintended effects of deregulation", European Journal of Education,, 37.4, 457-472, 2002..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2002, "The emergent Role of External Stakeholders in European Higher Education Governance", in Alberto Amaral, Glen Jones and Berit Karseth (eds.),, Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives and Institutional Governance., Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers..
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• Amaral, A., 2001, "Higher education in the process of European integration, globalizing economies and mobility of students and staff", In Huisman, J. and Maassen, P. (eds),, Higher Education and the Nation State,, London, Pergamon, 2001..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2001, "On Markets, Autonomy and Regulation. The Janus Head Revisited", Higher Education Policy,, 14.1 (2001): 1-14..
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 2001, "Private Higher Education and Diversity: An exploratory survey", Higher Education Quarterly, , 55.4 (2001): 359-395..
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• Amaral, A., Magalhães, A., 2000, "Portuguese Higher Education and the Imaginary Friend: the stakeholders role in institutional governance", European Journal of Education, 35.4 (2000)..
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 2000, "The rise and fall of the private sector in Portuguese higher education?", Higher Education Policy,, 13.3 (2000): 245-266..
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• Amaral, A., Teixeira, P., 1999, "Previsão da evolução do número de alunos e do financiamento", Fundação das Universidades Portuguesas.
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• Amaral, A., Rosa, M. J., Teixeira, P., , "Is There a Higher Education Market in Portugal?", Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D. and Amaral, A. (eds) , Markets in Higher Education: Rhetoric or Reallity?,, Dordrecht, Kluwer.
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5 – Other Information