The nexus of feedback and improvement

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-26

  Harvey, Lee ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Feedback cycle; Feedback to students; Improvement; Transformative learning; Valuing student views

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897642345     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-573-2.50001-X     Document Type: Chapter

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