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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Assessing service quality in tertiary Education using adapted SERVQUAL scale

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Article: 2259733 | Received 14 Apr 2023, Accepted 12 Sep 2023, Published online: 20 Sep 2023

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