Use of research-based information by school practitioners and determinants of use: A review of empirical research

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-309

  Dagenais, Christian ^a   Lysenko, Larysa ^b   Abrami, Philip C ^b   Bernard, Robert M ^b   Ramde, Jean ^c   Janosz, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Determinants of use; Research utilisation; Research based information; School practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873879421     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426412X654031     Document Type: Review

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