The Narrative Uses of Evidence

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 90-118

  Schlaufer, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

evidence; narrative policy framework; PISA

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84982241904     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psj.12174     Document Type: Article

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