The Use of Research to Improve Professional Practice: A systematic review of the literature

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-471

  Hemsley Brown, Jane ^a   Sharp, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347931997     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305498032000153025     Document Type: Review

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