A Self-assessment of Higher Education Institutions from the Perspective of the EFQM Excellence Model

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 181-207

  Rosa, Maria João ^a   Amaral, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

High Education; High Education Institution; High Education System; Partial Little Square; Total Quality Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103959367     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6012-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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