Clarifying goals, reporting results

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1997, Issue 75, 1997, Pages 91-98

  Wholey, Joseph S ^a   Newcomer, Kathryn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4243408080     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1082     Document Type: Article

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