The case for a voluntary system for credentialing evaluators

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Altschuld, James W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033191912     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109821409902000309     Document Type: Article

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