The need for education and training in the use of the EFQM model for quality management in UK higher education institutions

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-36

  Ernest Osseo Asare, A ^a   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Foundation for Quality Management; Higher education; Training; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059641     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880210416085     Document Type: Article

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