Barriers to the use of research-based instructional strategies: The influence of both individual and situational characteristics

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39. In constant FY2003 dollars. Data from www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2005/tables/NSFSUMMARYTABLESCHARTS/SumTables-16.xls.
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