Paradigmatic Choices in Evaluation Methodology

John G. Heilman
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John G. Heilman: Auburn University

Evaluation Review, 1980, vol. 4, issue 5, 693-712

Abstract: Some writers state that experimental research mustform the core of all evaluation. Others counter that experrmental studies tend not to be used, and urge reliance on more subjective and process-oriented research methods. If we accept the premise that the "hard-science" and "anthropological" approaches are truly paradigms of evaluatron research, the resultant issue is which approach to use m specific cases. The present report rejects the "competing paradigms" thesis, and argues that there is a solid middle ground. It suggests why that ground should be used, and considers how the two approaches can be mixed to surt particular research settings .

Date: 1980
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