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Educational Research Volume 60, 2018 - Issue 3: Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in education research – methodological debates, questions, challenges
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The trials of evidence-based practice in education: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials in education research 1980–2016

Paul ConnollyCentre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ciara KeenanCentre for Evidence and Social Innovation, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern IrelandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0831-7347
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Karolina UrbanskaSchool of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast and LAPSCO, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5063-4747
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Pages 276-291 | Received 11 Dec 2017, Accepted 22 Jun 2018, Published online: 09 Jul 2018

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