A comparative study of the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes
| dc.contributor.author | Regan, Julie-Anne | * |
| dc.contributor.author | Dollard, Emma | * |
| dc.contributor.author | Banks, Nicci | * |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-16T13:19:50Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-16T13:19:50Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014, 36(5), pp. 533-545 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1360-080X | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/1360080X.2014.936093 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/326175 | en |
| dc.description | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management on 14/8/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1360080X.2014.936093 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This journal articles examines the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjhe20 | en |
| dc.subject | professional staff | en |
| dc.subject | student outcomes | en |
| dc.subject | student experience | en |
| dc.subject | student retention | en |
| dc.subject | organisational culture | en |
| dc.subject | student success | en |
| dc.title | A comparative study of the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1469-9508 | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Chester | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management | en |
| html.description.abstract | This journal articles examines the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes. |
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