Synthesising evidence on the impacts of programmes and policies in education, crime and justice, and social welfare: Practical recommendations based on 14 test-bed reviews

Evaluation and Research in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 28-53

  Cottingham, Phoebe ^a   Maynard, Rebecca ^b   Stagner, Matthew ^c  

^a United States Department of Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campbell Collaboration; Cochrane Collaboration; education; social policy; systematic review; test bed

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551513807     PISSN: 09500790     EISSN: 17477514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500790408668307     Document Type: Article

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