A case study in the integration of assessment and general education: Lessons learned from a complex process

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-211

  Stone, John ^a   Friedman, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 52749089401     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930220128760     Document Type: Article

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