Characterizing the Evaluand in Evaluating Theory

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 383-389

  Smith, Nick L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ideology; intervention; models; operational strategy; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956631226     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214010371820     Document Type: Article

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