Evidence-based practice: Panacea or over promise?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-313

  Simons, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contemporary debate; Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Origins; Professional practice; Purposes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015714478     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152032000176828     Document Type: Article

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