Whither evaluation? That all depends

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 409-418

  Worthen, Blaine R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035457525     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-2140(01)00139-4     Document Type: Article

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