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Download full textMarshall, Catherine – 1989
In discussions about qualitative research, questions often arise concerning appropriate research focus, researcher objectivity, manipulation of people or environments examined, study completeness, and value considerations. Goodness questions (reliability, replicability, and validity) get mixed with value questions (generalizability), with…
Descriptors: Bias, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedStake, Robert – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
This researcher discusses what he has learned about the field of program evaluation and makes three observations: (1) Testing does not define key objectives in evaluation. (2) Politics influences what clients want to know. (3) Case studies are necessary for epistemological reasons. (LMO)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
