Book Review: Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning: The Unfolding Model
| Author | Ralph Renger |
| Published date | 01 March 2011 |
| Date | 01 March 2011 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X1101100113 |
| Published By | Sage Publications, Inc. |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
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Title:
Evaluation Essentials: From A to Z—the ABCs of Program Evaluation
Author:
Marvin C Alkin
Publisher/year:
The Guilford Press, 2011
Extent/type:
260 pages, paperback
Price:
$52/NZ$72 from Footprint Books which offers a 15% discount to AES members, phone +61 2 9997 3973,
ISBN:
978-1-60623-898-1
In his book, Evaluation
valuable supplemental learning
Organisational
Essentials: From A to Z, Dr
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the perspective of a teacher of
The textbook is divided into 26
as a professor at the University of
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