A good story, well told: rules for evaluating human services programs.
Well-conducted evaluations highlight human services programs strengths and weaknesses and may lead to improvements in individual programs and to a more effective and efficient mix of programs provided to clients. This potential is not currently being met to any degree, however, because evaluations a...
| Publicado en: | Social Work Vol. 39; pp. 233 - 237 |
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National Association of Social Workers
March 1994
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