‘Quality’ and the abolition of standards: Arguments against some American prescriptions for the improvement of higher education

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-210

  Barrett, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84937273466     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832960020303     Document Type: Article

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