Research quality assessment and geography in Australia: Can anything be learned from the UK experience?

Geographical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Johnston, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Geography; Research assessment; UK

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33644754657     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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