The concept of programme specification and its application in the new quality assurance framework

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 164-172

  Jackson, Norman J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Learning; Outcomes; Quality assurance; Specifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018732     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880010356057     Document Type: Article

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