Assuring and enhancing educational quality in universities: A perspective from Japan

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-360

  Huang, Futao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33749354479     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300128     Document Type: Article

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