Embedding quality: The challenges for higher education

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Lomas, Laurie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Leadership; Organizational culture; Quality improvement; Quality systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992954900     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880410561604     Document Type: Article

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