Evaluating university teaching: Time to take stock

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 341-353

  Saroyan, Alenoush ^a   Amundsen, Cheryl ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 48649094067     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930120063493     Document Type: Article

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