University students' knowledge of services and programs in relation to satisfaction. A case study of a private university in Lebanon

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-97

  Nasser, Ramzi N ^a   Khoury, Bechara ^a   Abouchedid, Kamal ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Lebanon; Services; Students; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749146337     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880810848422     Document Type: Article

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