Program evaluation for program renewal: A study of the national literacy program in Namibia (NLPN)

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-330

  Bhola, H S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032325283     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(98)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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