Why was the QAA approach to teaching quality assessment rejected by academics in UK HE?

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-321

  Laughton, David ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23444459652     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293032000059658     Document Type: Review

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