The limits of constructivism in evaluation

Evaluation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-200

  Kushner, Saville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005491502     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135638909600200205     Document Type: Article

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