Learning and literacy: A research agenda for post-2015

International Review of Education

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-341

  Wagner, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Literacy; Policy; Post 2015; Research

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LITERACY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL;

EID: 84938990937     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: 15730638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-014-9447-8     Document Type: Article

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