Does the Emperor have the right (or any) Clothes? The public regulation of higher education qualities over the last two Decades

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-69

  Blackmur, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Best practice; Four stage model; Graduate attributes; Minimum standards; Qualifications frameworks; Quality assurance; Quality assurance agencies; Student complaints

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951273078     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538321003679549     Document Type: Article

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