Partners or opponents: the engagement of students in a compliance driven quality assessment

Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-28

  Shah, Mahsood ^a   Hartman, Kylee ^b   Hastings, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Council of International Students Australia ^*  (Australia)

^c National Union of Students   (Australia)

Author keywords

external reviews; student engagement in quality assurance; student participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899927017     PISSN: 13603108     EISSN: 14607018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603108.2013.835288     Document Type: Article

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