Reflections on goal attainment scaling (GAS): Cautionary notes and proposals for development

Educational Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-172

  MacKay, Gilbert ^a   Somerville, William ^a   Lundie, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Avon School

Author keywords

Accountability; Evaluation; Goal attainment scaling; Goals; Service development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342610184     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188960380204     Document Type: Article

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