Accreditation, standards and diversity: An analysis of EQUIS accreditation reports

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 735-750

  Prøitz, Tine S ^a   Stensaker, Bjoørn ^a   Harvey, Lee ^b  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 19744365508     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293042000227263     Document Type: Article

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