The quality of research evidence in social policy: Consensus and dissension among researchers

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-423

  Sempik, Joe ^a   Becker, Saul ^b   Bryman, Alan ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criteria; Quality; Research; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548676190     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426407781738047     Document Type: Article

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