Web-based or paper-based surveys: A quandary?

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 119-131

  Bennett, Lorraine ^a   Nair, Chenicheri Sid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Paper based surveys; Response rates; Student surveys; Web based surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903328401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84334-573-2.50007-0     Document Type: Chapter

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