Participatory needs assessment

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-154

  Ross, John A ^a,b   Ben Jaafar, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OISE   (Canada)

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EID: 34250200462     PISSN: 08341516     EISSN: 00077720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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