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Students’ Perceptions of the Quality of Higher Education

A Case Study of a Remote Public University in Egypt

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Education during the Time of the Revolution in Egypt

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Higher Education (HE) institutions foster intellectual growth, cultural awareness, social interaction, and personal change. Besides graduating productive students, the universities’ role has developed to include the development of the surrounding community; what the UNESCO called the “Third Mission” (UNESCO, The Role of Higher Education in Promoting Lifelong Learning, 2015).

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  1. Graduate School of Education, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt

    Sara Taraman

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  1. Ain Shams University, Egypt

    Nagwa Megahed

  2. The American University in Cairo, Egypt

    Nagwa Megahed

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Taraman, S. (2017). Students’ Perceptions of the Quality of Higher Education. In: Megahed, N. (eds) Education during the Time of the Revolution in Egypt. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-206-0_8

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