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Firestone, William A.; Herriott, Robert E. – Evaluation Review, 1983
The histories of five multisite, qualitative policy studies were examined to see how much variation in formalization reflected the technical requirements of the research problem, the demands of the federal client, and the preferences of the project team and its professional network. (Author/PN)
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