Enhancing service evaluability: Lessons from a programme for disaffected young people

Children and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 287-298

  Axford, Nick ^a   Berry, Vashti ^a   Little, Michael ^b  

^a Dartington Service Design Lab   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33747491526     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CHI.893     Document Type: Article

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