The effectiveness of external quality audits: A study of Australian universities

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 358-375

  Shah, Mahsood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

effectiveness of quality audits; external quality audits; higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889029183     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538322.2013.852300     Document Type: Article

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