Significance of community in Malaysian higher educational institutions sustainability

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 243-261

  Saadatian, Omidreza ^a   Salleh, Elias ^a   Tahir, Mohd Osman ^a   Dola, Kamariah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Community; Higher education; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952667344     PISSN: 01287702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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