From design and implementation to impact of quality assurance: An overview of some studies into what impacts improvement

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 295-312

  Westerheijden, Don F ^a   Hulpiau, Veerle ^b   Waeytens, Kim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven   (Belgium)

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EID: 36549029298     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583880701535430     Document Type: Article

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