The Relevance of Systematic Reviews to Educational Policy and Practice

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 365-378

  Davies, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346836852     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713688543     Document Type: Article

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