Design evaluation: Illuminating social work practice for better outcomes

Social Work

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 176-182

  Gardner, Fiona ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Family work; Practice research; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0034145437     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/45.2.176     Document Type: Review

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