Student assessment in a Canadian civil society

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-47

  Webber, Charles F ^a   Scott, Shelleyann ^b  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Canada; Civil society; Democracy; Educational policy; Multidimensional perspectives; Politics of assessment; Society; Student assessment; Students; Unidimensional perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455178005     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711211190989     Document Type: Article

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