Student feedback in the Australian national and university context

Student Feedback: The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System in Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 81-97

  Chalmers, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; National and university context and practices; Student feedback on teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897599024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-573-2.50005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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