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. 2016 Oct:58:20-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.006. Epub 2016 May 19.

The historical path of evaluation as reflected in the content of Evaluation and Program Planning

Abu H Ayob  1 , Jonathan A Morell  2
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The historical path of evaluation as reflected in the content of Evaluation and Program Planning

Abu H Ayob et al. Eval Program Plann. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

This paper examines the intellectual structure of evaluation by means of citation analysis. By using various article attributes and citation counts in Google Scholar and (Social) Science Citation Index Web of Science, we analyze all articles published in Evaluation and Program Planning from 2000 until 2012. We identify and discuss the characteristics and development of the field as reflected in the history of those citations.

Keywords: Article attributes; Citation analysis; Evaluation and program planning; Evaluation research.

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