Studying self-evaluation capacity building in a karge international development organization

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-59

  Taut, Sandy ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Action research; Evaluation capacity building; Evaluation use; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847314583     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214006296430     Document Type: Article

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