Quality assurance and the imperatives for improved student experiences in higher education: The case of the University of the West Indies

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-157

  Gift, Sandra Ingrid ^a   Bell Hutchinson, Camille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Assessment; Managing students' learning experience; Outcomes based planning; Quality assurance; Resources; Supporting and guiding students; The University of the West Indies

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748935134     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538320701629178     Document Type: Article

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