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POLYVERSITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

A university that has numerous constituent and affiliated institutions.

French

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  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

[Dans les années 1960,] les inscriptions dans les universités qui s'étaient maintenues en 1951-52 à moins de 65,000 sont passées de 128,894 en 1961-62 à 341,030 en 1971-72. Pour satisfaire à cette demande, plusieurs universités des grandes villes se sont transformées en ce qu'on appelle en Amérique du Nord des «multiversités» [...]

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