The centrality of practice to evaluation

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-105

  Schwandt, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Practical knowledge; Practice; Science based

Indexed keywords

EID: 14744278067     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214004273184     Document Type: Article

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