Evaluation of the factors that determine quality in higher education: An empirical study

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-244

  Tsinidou, Maria ^a   Gerogiannis, Vassilis ^a   Fitsilis, Panos ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Higher education; Service quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954652312     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684881011058669     Document Type: Article

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