A participatory evaluation of an inner-city science enrichment program

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-22

  Quintanilla, Glenda ^a   Packard, Thomas ^b  

^a Los Angeles County ^*  (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appreciative inquiry; Organizational learning; Participatory evaluation; Science enrichment

Indexed keywords

INNER CITY AREA; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036147194     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(01)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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