An alternative definition of quality of undergraduate college education: Toward usable knowledge for improvement

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages

  Nordvall, Robert C ^a   Braxton, John M ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030243389     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.1996.11780273     Document Type: Article

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