Bridging the gap between research and practice: What's good, what's bad, and how can one be sure?

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 569-578

  Davis, Stephen H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247188004     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170708800804     Document Type: Review

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