- Hardcover: 296 pages
- Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.; 1 edition (1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0803932359
- ISBN-13: 978-0803932357
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #368,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Fourth Generation Evaluation" represents a monumental shift in evaluation practice. The authors highlight the inherent problems faced by previous generations of evaluators - politics, ethical dilemmas, imperfections and gaps, inconclusive deductions - and blame reliance on the scientific/positivist paradigm for failure. They show how fourth generation evaluation solves persistent problems in programme evaluation, comprehensively describe the differences between the positivist and constructivist paradigms of research, and provide a practical plan of the steps and processes in conducting a fourth generation evaluation.
About the Author
(Retired) Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Administration at Texas A & M University. She is author, coauthor, or editor of such books as Naturalistic Inquiry and Fourth Generation Evaluation (both with Egon G. Guba), and Organizational Theory and Inquiry. Vice President of Division J (Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Lincoln formerly served as president of the American Evaluation Association and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Dr. Lincoln coedited, with Dr. Denzin, the Handbook of Qualitative Research.
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Fourth Generation Evaluation should be read by anyone interested in evaluation!!! Their thought-provoking arguments initiate a dialogue between the reader and the text. By the final chapter, you will (without question) have a more sophisticated understanding of constructivist inquiry and its necessity in the field of evaluation. You will be challenged, provoked, and educated...a great accomplishment for all authors.Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fourth Generation Evaluation should be read by anyone interested in evaluation!!! Their thought-provoking arguments initiate a dialogue between the reader and the text. By the final chapter, you will (without question) have a more sophisticated understanding of constructivist inquiry and its necessity in the field of evaluation. You will be challenged, provoked, and educated...a great accomplishment for all authors.Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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