An Artifact in Pretest-Posttest Designs: How It Can Mistakenly Make Delinquency Programs Look Effective

Evaluation Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 225-240

  Maltz, Michael D ^a   Gordon, Andrew C ^a   Mcdowall, David ^a   Mccleary, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84973831224     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8000400204     Document Type: Article

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