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Book Review: Evaluation in Today’s world: Respecting diversity, improving quality, and promoting usability 书评:当今世界的评价:尊重多样性，提高质量，促进可用性

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/1035719x221088344

Charlotte Tulloch

引用次数: 10

Evaluation in the field of early childhood development: A scoping review 儿童早期发展领域的评估：范围界定综述

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-03-24 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X221080575

Giulia Puinean, R. Gokiert, Mischa Taylor, S. Jun, Pieter de Vos

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引用次数: 0

Editorial 社论

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-02-05 DOI: 10.1177/1035719x221080501

Jon Guenther

引用次数: 0

Evaluator perspective: Doyen Radcliffe and Sharon Babyack 评判者的观点:丹尼尔·雷德克里夫和莎朗·贝贝克

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI: 10.1177/1035719x211070080

A. Rutter

引用次数: 0

Using rapid evaluation methods to assess service delivery changes: Lessons learned for evaluation practice during the COVID-19 pandemic 使用快速评估方法评估服务提供的变化:COVID-19大流行期间评估实践的经验教训

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-01-12 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211057630

Milbert Gawaya, Desiree Terrill, Eleanor B. Williams

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引用次数: 3

Evaluator Perspective 评估者视角

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2022-01-11 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211069710

A. Gullickson

引用次数: 0

Evaluator Perspective: An interview with Nicole Tujague 评估者视角：Nicole Tujague访谈

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2021-12-09 DOI: 10.1177/1035719x211054892

A. Rutter

引用次数: 0

Thematic analysis: A practical guide 专题分析:实用指南

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2021-12-09 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211058251

Melissa Forbes

引用次数: 508

Cross-cultural realist interviews: An integration of the realist interview and cross-cultural qualitative research methods 跨文化现实主义访谈:现实主义访谈与跨文化定性研究方法的结合

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2021-12-05 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211055229

K. O'Rourke, N. Abdulghani, J. Yelland, M. Newton, T. Shafiei

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引用次数: 6

Conversations that count: Lessons from evaluating a men’s digital mental health response during COVID-19 重要的对话:评估2019冠状病毒病期间男性数字心理健康应对的经验教训

Evaluation Journal of Australasia Pub Date : 2021-12-05 DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211053072

Kathryn Erskine, M. Healey

引用次数: 1