The Role of Assessment and Quality Management in Transformations towards Sustainable Development: The Nexus between Higher Education, Society and Policy

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The Role of Assessment and Quality Management in Transformations towards Sustainable Development: The Nexus between Higher Education, Society and Policy. / Mader, Clemens.
Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society . ed. / Zinaida Fadeeva; Laima Galkute ; Clemens Mader; Geoff Scott. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. p. 66-83 4 (Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education).

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Mader, C 2014, The Role of Assessment and Quality Management in Transformations towards Sustainable Development: The Nexus between Higher Education, Society and Policy. in Z Fadeeva, L Galkute , C Mader & G Scott (eds), Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society ., 4, Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, pp. 66-83. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137459145_4

APA

Mader, C. (2014). The Role of Assessment and Quality Management in Transformations towards Sustainable Development: The Nexus between Higher Education, Society and Policy. In Z. Fadeeva, L. Galkute , C. Mader, & G. Scott (Eds.), Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society (pp. 66-83). Article 4 (Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137459145_4

Vancouver

Mader C. The Role of Assessment and Quality Management in Transformations towards Sustainable Development: The Nexus between Higher Education, Society and Policy. In Fadeeva Z, Galkute L, Mader C, Scott G, editors, Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning and Society . Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. p. 66-83. 4. (Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education). doi: 10.1057/9781137459145_4

Bibtex

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