Clarifying goals, reporting results

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 1997, Issue 76, 1997, Pages 95-105

  Wholey, Joseph S ^a  

^a Government Accountability Office   (United States)

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EID: 85013845002     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1090     Document Type: Article

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