Local Evaluation in a National Early Years Excellence Centres Pilot Programme: Integrating Performance Management and Participatory Evaluation

Evaluation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 399-413

  Biott, Colin ^a   Cook, Tina ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

early years; learning; national and local evaluation; performance management; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444436831     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13563890022209398     Document Type: Article

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