Problematizing Participation: A Critical Review of Approaches to Participation in Evaluation Theory

Evaluation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-199

  Gregory, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critique; decisionmaking; evaluation; participation; planning; stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958541487     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13563890022209208     Document Type: Article

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