Improving the climate of teaching sessions: The use of evaluations by students and instructors

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-190

  Narasimhan, Kasturi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750611084     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538320120098069     Document Type: Article

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