What is the function of a university? Ivory tower or trade school for plumbers?

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Barrett, Brenda ^a  

^a Business School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Legal profession; Quality; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082099     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684889810220447     Document Type: Review

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