Addressing the challenges encountered during a developmental evaluation: Implications for evaluation practice

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-48

  Poth, Cheryl Anne ^a   Pinto, Dorothy ^a   Howery, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 84860496001     PISSN: 08341516     EISSN: 00077720     Source Type: Journal    
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