Quality assessment and assurance in Japanese universities: The plight of the social sciences

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-82

  Yonezawa, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY REFORM; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 45949102189     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jyn021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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