A Primer on needs assessment: More than 40 years of research and practice

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2014, Issue 144, 2014, Pages 5-18

  Altschuld, James W ^a   Watkins, Ryan ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921919926     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.20099     Document Type: Article

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