Dual Level Evaluation and Complex Community Initiatives: The Local Evaluation of Sure Start

Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-249

  Allen, Meg ^a   Black, Mary ^a  

^a Independent Evaluation Consultants ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

children's services; complex community initiatives; dual level evaluation; methodology; Sure Start

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746831954     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389006066974     Document Type: Article

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