Evaluation research

The SAGE Handbook of Social Work

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 440-453

  Forrester, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84949787196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446247648.n29     Document Type: Chapter

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