Over the Threshold-Setting Minimum Learning Outcomes (Benchmarks) for Undergraduate Geography Majors in Australian Universities

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-498

  Hay, Iain ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; benchmarking; learning outcomes; Quality assurance; standards; Tuning

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD (REGULATION); UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84867201635     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2012.691467     Document Type: Article

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