TQM-based self-assessment in the education sector: Experiences from a Swedish upper secondary school project

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-323

  Svensson, Magnus ^a   Klefsj, Bengt ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education sector; Educational administration; Leadership; Self assessment; Sweden; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750723781     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880610703929     Document Type: Article

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