Organizational learning: A cross-national pilot-test of effectiveness in children's services

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-78

  Orthner, Dennis K ^a   Cook, Patricia ^b   Sabah, Yekutiel ^c   Rosenfeld, Jona ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^d MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

After school programs; Measurement; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

LEARNING;

EID: 33644864882     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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