Leadership in the reform of Malaysian universities: Analysing the strategic role of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-265

  Bajunid, Ibrahim Ahmad ^a  

^a INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Educational development; Higher education; Higher education reform; Malaysia; Malaysian Qualifications Agency; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957506102     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.564999     Document Type: Article

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