Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts

An Introduction to Practice

Authors

  • Robert P. Shepherd Carleton University
  • Katherine A. H. Graham Carleton University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.69010

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Published

2020-01-21

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Shepherd, R. P., & Graham, K. A. H. (2020). Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts: An Introduction to Practice. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 34(3), 391–399. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.69010

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