Student satisfaction and student perceptions of quality at international branch campuses in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 543-556

  Wilkins, Stephen ^a   Stephens Balakrishnan, Melodena ^b   Huisman, Jeroen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

international branch campuses; quality; student perceptions; student satisfaction; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867155527     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2012.716003     Document Type: Article

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