Quality and qualms in the marking of university assignments by sessional staff: An exploratory study

Higher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-69

  Smith, Erica ^a   Coombe, Kennece ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Casual academics; Marking practices; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 31444437210     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-004-6376-7     Document Type: Article

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