Institutional research: Knowledge, skills, and perceptions of effectiveness

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-433

  Knight, William E ^a   Moore, Michael E ^b   Coperthwaite, Corby A ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031208953     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024910409653     Document Type: Article

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