Renewing quality assurance at a time of turbulence an attempt to reenergise quality in Australian higher education

Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 92-96

  Shah, Mahsood ^a   Nair, Chenicheri Sid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 79959516094     PISSN: 13603108     EISSN: 14607018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603108.2011.580793     Document Type: Article

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