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    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale
    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale
    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale
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    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale

    By Charlie Rondeau

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    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale


    Quality is a word that trips of the tongue: "please rate the quality of your experience"; "quality assurance is at the heart of our work"; "that was a quality performance". Sometimes the stakes a

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaple Publishers
    Release dateFeb 2, 2024
    ISBN9781835380703
    Who Stole Quality?: a university campus tale
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    Charlie Rondeau

    Charlie Rondeau worked in a UK university throughout the period in which this story is set. Her first teaching job was in further education, where she taught both Sociology and Philosophy. Upon securing a university post, she began writing about the meaning and role of higher and further education in society, as well as supporting academics to enhance their knowledge and understanding of higher education pedagogy. She is now formally retired but continues to write and engage in the battle of ideas for the soul of higher education

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