Assessment and Certification of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

Sustainability (United States)

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-56

  Roorda, Niko ^a   Martens, Pim ^b  

^a Avans Hogeschool (Avans University for Professional Education)   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AISHE; assessment; certifcation; DHO; ESD; higher education; policy development; quality management; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016514442     PISSN: 19370695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/SUS.2008.9990     Document Type: Article

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