State of the art of quality assurance in South African higher education: Evaluation of existing initiatives and reflections on new initiatives to meet a changing higher education context

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-83

  Strydom, A H ^a   Lategan, L O K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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EID: 77951269080     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832980040108     Document Type: Article

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