Evidence-based practice and e-learning in higher education: Can we and should we?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 385-397

  Oliver, Martin ^a   Conole, Grainne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E learning; Epistemology; Evidence based practice; Methodology; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947698105     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152032000176873     Document Type: Article

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