Some observations on the factors that influence strategies for educational improvement in post–1992 universities

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-350

  Cartwright, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85008812921     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740500200209     Document Type: Article

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