A Learning Approach to Monitoring and Evaluation

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Oswald, Katy ^a   Taylor, Peter ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; MONITORING; POWER RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78649540235     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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