The growing (but still limited) importance of evidence in education policy and practice

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 159-171

  Cooper, Amanda ^a   Levin, Ben ^a   Campbell, Carol ^b  

^a TPS Department   (Canada)

^b Ontario Ministry of Education   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Evidence; Evidence based decision making; Knowledge mobilization; Research impact; Research use

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349107159     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-009-9107-0     Document Type: Article

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