The Key Role of Educational Research in the Development and Evaluation of the National Numeracy Strategy

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 655-667

  Brown, Margaret ^a   Askew, Mike ^a   Millett, Alison ^a   Rhodes, Valerie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0142153179     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000133677     Document Type: Article

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