Faith-based evaluation: Accountable to whom, for what?

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-355

  O'Connor, Mary Katherine ^a   Netting, F Ellen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Faith based; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POVERTY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 54049134405     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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