Evaluating the process of introducing a thinking skills programme into the secondary school curriculum

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-306

  Burden, Robert ^b   Nichols, Louise ^a  

^a Devon Local Education Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Secondary school curriculum; Thinking skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006917955     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520050128777     Document Type: Article

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