Thinking skills frameworks for use in education and training

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 367-390

  Moseley, David ^a   Elliott, Julian ^b   Gregson, Maggie ^c   Higgins, Steve ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 19844363996     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920500082219     Document Type: Review

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