Choices in conceptualizing classroom‐anchored research and linking it to policy/practice to improve educational quality in ‘developing’ countries

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-254

  Yasin, Katherine ^b   Sylvester, Judy ^b  

^a Policy Studies ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Classroom anchored research; Developing countries; Educational quality; Linking research and policy practice; Policy oriented research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015124104     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152960110302     Document Type: Article

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