A critique of the concept of a national qualifications framework

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-284

  Blackmur, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 84994119840     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832042000299559     Document Type: Article

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