Cui bono? The relevance and impact of quality assurance

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Massaro, Vin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; International standards; Quality assurance; Quality measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951283505     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800903440527     Document Type: Article

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