Critical issues: Sounding like more than background noise to policy makers: Qualitative researchers in the policy arena

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 707-725

  Roller, Cathy M ^a   Long, Richard M ^a  

^a International Reading Association   (United States)

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EID: 12944291939     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10862960109548130     Document Type: Article

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