On the Mutually Informing Relationship Between Practice and Theory in Evaluation

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 231-236

  Schwandt, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

practical knowledge; practice; theoretical knowledge; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899642357     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214013503703     Document Type: Article

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