Understanding Evaluation Influence Within Public Sector Partnerships: A Conceptual Model

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 532-546

  Appleton Dyer, Sarah ^a   Clinton, Janet ^a   Carswell, Peter ^a   McNeill, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

evaluation context; evaluation influence; evaluation use; partnership functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869061732     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214012447672     Document Type: Article

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