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Values in Evaluation and Social Research.

The authors use the tools of philosophy and the insights from evaluation practice to cut through current confusion about values and the interplay of facts and values. Four views of facts and values in evaluation are analyzed: those rooted in a fact-value dichotomy and those of radical constructivist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: House, Ernest R.
Otros Autores: Howe, Kenneth R. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The authors use the tools of philosophy and the insights from evaluation practice to cut through current confusion about values and the interplay of facts and values. Four views of facts and values in evaluation are analyzed: those rooted in a fact-value dichotomy and those of radical constructivists, postmodernists, and deliberative democrats. The arguments are tough, the prose concise, and the insights compelling.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (175 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143) and indexes.
ISBN:9781452251776
1452251770
1322420769
9781322420769
0761911545
9780761911548