Education quality: Research priorities and approaches in the global era

Changing Educational Landscapes: Educational Policies, Schooling Systems and Higher Education - A Comparative Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 185-206

  Barrett, Angeline M ^a   Tikly, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891388612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8534-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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