Towards a faith-based program theory: A reconceptualization of program theory

Evaluation Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-504

  Harden, Mark G ^a,b  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Community Development ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Faith based; Methods; Religious; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; RELIGION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745664882     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X05285078     Document Type: Article

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