The rhetoric and reality of "quality" in higher education: An investigation into staff perceptions of quality in post 1992 universities

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-301

  Cartwright, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; United Kingdom; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547092204     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880710773174     Document Type: Article

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