The phases and paradoxes of educational quality assurance: The case of the Singapore education system

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-125

  Ahmed, Niaz ^a   Tee, Pak ^b  

^a Nanyang Technological University ^*

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Innovation; Measurement; Quality; Schools; Self assessment; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149084604     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880810868402     Document Type: Article

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