The paradox of peer review: Admitting too much or allowing too little?

Research in Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-255

  Eisenhart, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert panels; Innovation; Nature of reviewers; Peer review; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844556792     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016082229411     Document Type: Review

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