Program Assessment: Getting to a Practical How-To Model

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Gardiner, Lorraine R ^a   Corbitt, Gail ^a   Adams, Steven J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AACSB accreditation; Assessment; Assurance of learning; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044185309     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320903258576     Document Type: Article

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