A Solution to the Problem of Generalisation in Educational Research: Fuzzy prediction

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-22

  Bassey, Michael ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346508849     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980123773     Document Type: Article

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