Affecting policy and practice: Issues involved in developing an Argument Catalogue

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-437

  Abrami, Philip C ^a   Bernard, Robert M ^a   Wade, C Anne ^a  

^a Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argument catalogue; Evidence based policy; Knowledge synthesis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349130457     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426406778881737     Document Type: Review

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