Evaluation use and decision-making in society : a tribute to Marvin C. Alkin

This volume addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the evaluation field - the use of evaluation information for decision-making. Chapter authors honor the contributions of Professor Marvin C. Alkin to the evaluation use literature and advance our thinking on the topic by exploring a wid...

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Other Authors Christie, Christina A. (Editor), Vo, Anne T. (Editor), Alkin, Marvin C. (honouree.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub. Inc., [2015]
SeriesEvaluation and society.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806611171
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-006-1
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiv, 166 pages)

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