Building quality foundations: Indicators and instruments to measure the quality of vocational education and training

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-534

  Coates, Hamish ^a  

^a Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Performance indicators; Quality assurance; Survey resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996435860     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820903326532     Document Type: Article

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