Teaching excellence in higher education: critical perspectives

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 391-395

  Gourlay, Lesley ^a   Stevenson, Jacqueline ^a  

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EID: 85018815242     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2017.1304632     Document Type: Editorial

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