Assessing the quality of action research

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-246

  Elliott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessing action research; Experimental teaching; Networked learning communities; Quality criteria; Rigour; Value for use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978138592     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520701296205     Document Type: Article

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