Realistic EvaluationSAGE Publications, 1997 M06 23 - 235 páginas Realistic Evaluation shows how programme evaluation needs to be, and can be bettered. It presents a profound yet highly readable critique of current evaluation practice, and goes on to introduce a `manifesto' and `handbook' for a fresh approach. The main body of this book is devoted to the articulation of a new evaluation paradigm, which promises greater validity and utility from the findings of evaluation studies. The authors call this new approach `realistic evaluation'. The name reflects the paradigm's foundation in scientific realist philosophy, its commitment to the idea that programmes deal with real problems rather than mere social constructions, and its primary intention, which is to inform realistic developm |
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... action leads to another because of their accepted place in the whole . This need to understand human action in terms of its location within different layers of social reality explains why realists shun the successionist view of ...
... action leads to another because of their accepted place in the whole . This need to understand human action in terms of its location within different layers of social reality explains why realists shun the successionist view of ...
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... action , idea , disposition has to be treated as a potential ' confounding variable ' ( Z ) and experimental controls are put in place in an attempt to rule out their action . The key point is that this way of perceiv- ing causation ...
... action , idea , disposition has to be treated as a potential ' confounding variable ' ( Z ) and experimental controls are put in place in an attempt to rule out their action . The key point is that this way of perceiv- ing causation ...
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... action and unintended consequences of action . For instance , prisoners may well enter the education block with a clear understanding of why it is a reasonable choice from the few oppor- tunities available ( others being industrial work ...
... action and unintended consequences of action . For instance , prisoners may well enter the education block with a clear understanding of why it is a reasonable choice from the few oppor- tunities available ( others being industrial work ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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