Research on evaluation ethics: What have we learned and why is it important?

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1999, Issue 82, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Morris, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

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EID: 0038789912     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1133     Document Type: Article

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