Developing a European quality assessment tool for schools

TQM Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-296

  Pecar, Zdravko ^a   Cervai, Sara ^b   Kekäle, Tauno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Europe; Quality assessment; Quality improvement; Quality systems; Schools

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY SYSTEMS; SCHOOLS;

SURVEYS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 70249120740     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542730910953059     Document Type: Article

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