Evaluation as sensemaking: Knowledge construction in a realist world

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1998, Issue 78, 1998, Pages 33-52

  Julnes, George ^a   Mark, Melvin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43749101462     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1099     Document Type: Article

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