A systems approach to program evaluation model for quality in higher education

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-53

  Mizikaci, Fatma ^a  

^a Unesco CEPES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Baldrige Award; Higher education; Quality; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644549636     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880610643601     Document Type: Article

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