Adaptation and validation of the Course Experience Questionnaire in the context of post-secondary education in Hong Kong

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-66

  Law, Dennis C S ^a   Meyer, Jan H F ^b  

^a CARITAS INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Hong Kong)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Further education; Quality; Questionnaires; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751616843     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684881111107753     Document Type: Article

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