Overcoming veriphobia - Learning to love truth again

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-172

  Bailey, Richard ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inquiry; Knowledge; Research; Truth; Veriphobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035616666     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8527.t01-1-00169     Document Type: Article

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