Educational research: What (a) to do about impact

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 543-561

  Gardner, John ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960286190     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2011.596321     Document Type: Article

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