The Role of Values in Educational Research: The case for reflexivity

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 791-801

  Greenbank, Paul ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347302929     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192032000137303     Document Type: Article

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