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The SAGE handbook for research in education: Engaging ideas and enriching inquiry / edited by Clifton F. Conrad and Ronald C. Serlin.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-4129-0640-7 (cloth)

1. Education—Research—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Conrad, Clifton. II. Serlin, Ronald C.

LB1028.S14 2006

370′.7′2—dc22

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