Certification, credentialing, licensure, competencies, and the like: Issues confronting the field of evaluation

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-168

  Altschuld, James W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250201118     PISSN: 08341516     EISSN: 00077720     Source Type: Journal    
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