A case study for comparing two service quality measurement approaches in the context of teaching in higher education

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-113

  Li, Rose Yanhong ^a   Kaye, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012487415     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832980040202     Document Type: Article

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