Rolling out 'good', 'best' and 'excellent' practice. What next? Perfect practice?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-390

  Coffield, Frank ^a   Edward, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949135862     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802044396     Document Type: Article

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