Assurance versus enhancement: Less is more?

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Raban, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43149126533     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770601167948     Document Type: Article

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