Process use as a usefulism

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2007, Issue 116, 2007, Pages 99-112

  Patton, Michael Quinn ^a  

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EID: 43849108500     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.246     Document Type: Article

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