The development and status of evaluation standards in western Europe

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2004, Issue 104, 2004, Pages 31-42

  Widmer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33748912722     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.134     Document Type: Article

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