Context: A Framework for its Influence on Evaluation Practice (New Directions for Evaluation, No. 135) by Debra J Rog, Jody L Fitzpatrick and Ross F Conner

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Alderman, Lyn. 2013. "Context: A Framework for its Influence on Evaluation Practice (New Directions for Evaluation, No. 135) by Debra J Rog, Jody L Fitzpatrick and Ross F Conner." Evaluation Journal of Australasia. 13 (1), pp. 49-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X1301300110
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Context: A Framework for its Influence on Evaluation Practice (New Directions for Evaluation, No. 135) by Debra J Rog, Jody L Fitzpatrick and Ross F Conner

ERA Journal ID39946
Article CategoryBook review
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AuthorAlderman, Lyn
Journal TitleEvaluation Journal of Australasia
Journal Citation13 (1), pp. 49-51
Number of Pages3
Year2013
PublisherSAGE Publications Ltd
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1035-719X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X1301300110
Web Address (URL)https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1035719X1301300110
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Book review of: Context: A Framework for its Influence on Evaluation Practice (New Directions for Evaluation, No. 135), Debra J Rog, Jody L Fitzpatrick and Ross F Conner, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco and the American Evaluation Association, 2012, 111 pages, paperback, A$34.95/NZ$39.99, 978-1-118-46328-4 (ISSN: 1097-6736 for printed subscription version)

Keywordsevaluation; environment; evaluation framework; higher education; pedagogy
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390303. Higher education
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Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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