Developing evaluation capacity through process use

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2007, Issue 116, 2007, Pages 45-59

  King, Jean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 43849113025     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.242     Document Type: Article

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