Evaluation and accountability

International Encyclopedia of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 600-606

  Sato, E ^a   Rabinowitz, S N ^a  

^a WestEd   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Evaluation; Framework; Utility; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884428231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.01604-3     Document Type: Chapter

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