Implementing curriculum evaluation: Case study of a generic undergraduate degree in health sciences

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-490

  Harris, Lynne ^a   Driscoll, Peter ^a   Lewis, Melinda ^a   Matthews, Lynda ^a   Russell, Cherry ^a   Cumming, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Curriculum; Evaluation; Evidencebased; Health science; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952518986     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930902862883     Document Type: Article

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