Considering the Evidence-and-Credibility Discussion in Evaluation Through the Lens of Dialectical Pluralism

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2013, Issue 138, 2013, Pages 37-48

  Burke Johnson, R ^a   Stefurak, Tres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84878896391     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.20056     Document Type: Article

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