Developing principles for practitioner research: The case of exploratory practice

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-366

  Allwright, Dick ^a  

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EID: 27944466060     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2005.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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