The politics of evaluation reconsidered: A comparative study of israeli programs

Evaluation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 294-309

  Schwartz, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 0006232416     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13563899822208617     Document Type: Article

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