Evidence-Based Policy and Management in Practice: Education in England, 1980s to 2002

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 95-105

  Fitz Gibbon, Carol Taylor ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992791852     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207670201700307     Document Type: Article

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