Chasing a Ghost?: An Essay on Participatory Evaluation and Capacity Development

Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 128-144

  Forss, Kim ^a   Kruse, Stein Erik ^b   Taut, Sandy ^c   Tenden, Edle ^d  

^a Andante – Tools for Thinking AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b Centre for Health and Social Development (HeSo)   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNESCO   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

capacity development; evaluation capacity building; organizational learning; participatory evaluation; process use

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747070518     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389006064190     Document Type: Article

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