Adoption by policy makers of knowledge from educational research: An alternative perspective

Issues in Educational Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-110

  Brown, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865311451     PISSN: 03137155     EISSN: 18376290     Source Type: Journal    
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