Student evaluation in higher education: Reconceptualising the student voice

Student Evaluation in Higher Education: Reconceptualising the Student Voice

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1-185

  Darwin, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ALBERTO HURTADO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41893-3     Document Type: Book

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