Weight of evidence: A framework for the appraisal of the quality and relevance of evidence

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-228

  Gough, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge use; Research quality; Research synthesis; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012013544     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520701296189     Document Type: Article

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