Advancing education through research: False starts, broken promises, and light on the horizon

Handbook on Communicating and Disseminating Behavioral Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 317-340

  Lyon, G Reid ^a   Esterline, Elayne ^b  

^a Whitney University   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation Department Legacy   (United States)

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EID: 84913530602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781412976930.n21     Document Type: Chapter

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