Assessing quality and evaluating performance in higher education: Worlds apart or complementary views?

Minerva

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-54

  Sarrico, Cláudia S ^a   Rosa, Maria J ^a   Teixeira, Pedro N ^b   Cardoso, Margarida F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Higher education; Performance; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455157281     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-010-9142-2     Document Type: Article

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