Using a research instrument for developing quality at the university

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-328

  Parpala, Anna ^a   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

higher education; quality assurance; student feedback; student learning; teaching learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867491598     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538322.2012.733493     Document Type: Article

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