Change in the nature of the university: The quality regime and its effects on the university teaching environment

Social Science Information

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 545-576

  Buckley, Finian ^a   Hurley, John ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Change; Quality; Quality measurement; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039567396     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/053901801040004002     Document Type: Article

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