Qualitative research and evaluation methods

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Authors: Michael Quinn Patton iD ORCID 0000-0002-4706-2941
Publication date:01/01/1980
Document type:Book
Language:English
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Cited by:35,808
Subjects:
Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Education)
Evaluation and Performance Assessment (Social Sciences > Decision Sciences > Management Science and Operations Research)
Educational Research and Methods (Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Education)
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