Quality management integration in education: a model of practice for performance excellence in education

International Journal of Management in Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 291-301

  Akdere, Mesut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

educational accountability; performance excellence; quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960208507     PISSN: 1750385X     EISSN: 17503868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2009.027351     Document Type: Article

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