Rethinking Student Evaluations and the Improvement of Teaching: Instruments for change at the University of Queensland

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Timpson, William W ^a   Andrew, Desley ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0642369081     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079712331381131     Document Type: Article

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