Culture writes the script: On the centrality of context in indigenous evaluation

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2012, Issue 135, 2012, Pages 59-74

  Lafrance, Joan ^a   Nichols, Richard ^b   Kirkhart, Karen E ^c  

^a Mekinak Consulting   (United States)

^b Colyer Nichols Inc ^*  (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866267836     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.20027     Document Type: Article

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