Is the national numeracy strategy research-based?

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 362-385

  Brown, Margaret ^a   Askew, Mike ^a   Baker, Dave ^a   Denvir, Hazel ^a   Millett, Alison ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calculators; National numeracy strategy; Numeracy; Research summary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032357461     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.00090     Document Type: Review

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