Quality assurance in higher education: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-137

  Segers, Mien ^a   Dochy, Filip ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0030509395     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-491X(96)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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