The construct(ion) of validity as argument

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-91

  Greene, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84859509233     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.367     Document Type: Article

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