Feeding the beast or improving quality?: Academics' perceptions of quality assurance and quality monitoring

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-163

  Newton, Jethro ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142102972     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713692740     Document Type: Article

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