Conceptual model of student satisfaction in higher education

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-588

  Alves, Helena ^a   Raposo, Mário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antecedents of satisfaction; Consequences of satisfaction; Higher education; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547230317     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360601074315     Document Type: Article

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