Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Can Learning Theory Add Value to Quality Review?

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 209-223

  D'Andrea, Vaneeta Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High Education; High Education Research; Improve Teaching; Quality Enhancement; Quality Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103955929     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6012-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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