The utilisation of social science research – the perspectives of academic researchers in Australia

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 252-270

  Cherney, Adrian ^a   Head, Brian ^a   Povey, Jenny ^a   Boreham, Paul ^a   Ferguson, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

applied sociology; research impact; research utilisation; social science research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930909903     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783313505008     Document Type: Article

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