An in-depth study on the impact of external quality assurance

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-478

  Stensaker, Bjørn ^a   Langfeldt, Liv ^a   Harvey, Lee ^b   Huisman, Jeroen ^c   Westerheijden, Don ^d  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accreditation; European standards and guidelines; Evaluation; Higher education; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958807913     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930903432074     Document Type: Article

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