Think global, think local: The changing landscape of higher education and the role of quality assurance in Singapore

Policy and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-273

  Lo, William Yat Wai ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84922530421     PISSN: 14494035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polsoc.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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