Exploring data use practices around Europe: Identifying enablers and barriers

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-24

  Schildkamp, Kim ^a   Karbautzki, Louisa ^a   Vanhoof, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data based decision making; Professional development; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903703426     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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