Where there is smoke, there is (the potential for) fire: Soft indicators of research and policy impact

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-104

  Gardner, John ^a   Holmes, Bryn ^b   Leitch, Ruth ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anecdotal and impressionistic evidence; Evaluation; Impact of research; Soft indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149139758     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640801890004     Document Type: Article

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