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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... subject signs up to enter a program but the entire learning process . The act of volunteering merely marks a moment in a whole evolving pattern of choice . Potential subjects will consider a program ( or not ) , volunteer for it ( or ...
... subject signs up to enter a program but the entire learning process . The act of volunteering merely marks a moment in a whole evolving pattern of choice . Potential subjects will consider a program ( or not ) , volunteer for it ( or ...
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... subject's understanding which are relevant to the researcher's theory . This applies even in relation to those aspects of inquiry on which the subjects possess great expertise . To return to our example of those subjects with unrivalled ...
... subject's understanding which are relevant to the researcher's theory . This applies even in relation to those aspects of inquiry on which the subjects possess great expertise . To return to our example of those subjects with unrivalled ...
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... subjects will make decisions , as well as highlighting what some of the crucial choices and preferences might be . The subjects ' task is to agree , disagree and categorize themselves in relation to the preferences and attitudes as ...
... subjects will make decisions , as well as highlighting what some of the crucial choices and preferences might be . The subjects ' task is to agree , disagree and categorize themselves in relation to the preferences and attitudes as ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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