The Complexity of Practice: Participant Observation and Values Engagement in a Responsive Evaluation of a Professional Development School Partnership

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-495

  Freeman, Melissa ^a   Hall, Jori N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

participant observation; practice; responsive evaluation; values engaged evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869017376     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214012443728     Document Type: Article

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