UK higher education: Providing assurance of academic standards and quality

Critical Issues in Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 127-136

  Bohrer, Janet ^a  

^a Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85013419818     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6209-046-0     Document Type: Chapter

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