The Challenges of Diversity in Evaluation: Narrow versus Expansive Perspectives

Science Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 148-164

  Patton, Michael Quinn ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Union Institute   (United States)

^b American Evaluation Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Minnesota Center for Social Research   (United States)

^e Union Institute Graduate School   (United States)

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EID: 0032390085     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547098020001018     Document Type: Article

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