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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 14
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Epistemology of Quality
Harvey, Lee
Perspectives in Education, v25 n3 p13-26 Sep 2007
The article is an epistemological analysis of quality, standards and quality assurance. A positivist, phenomenological and critical epistemological framework is used to explore the interrelationships between quality, standards and purposes and approaches to quality assurance. The article concludes with an embryonic analysis of the implementation and impact of quality from an epistemological perspective.
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Control, Epistemology, Standards, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Educational Theories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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