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Peer reviewedRist, Ray C. – Educational Researcher, 1980
Federal support for answers to the question "What is really going on out there?" has increased interest in the use of ethnography as a research method for evaluation of educational programs. Pros and cons of the use of ethnography for educational research are discussed. (PR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
Peer reviewedAmbert, Anne-Marie; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995
Presents an overview of the goals and procedures of qualitative research, and discusses linkages between epistemologies and methodology. Reviews possible guidelines involved in the several steps of the evaluation process of qualitative research, emphasizing naturalistic research with families. Reviews common problems with qualitative research.…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Epistemology, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
Download full textBall, Samuel – 1979
The activities of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in evaluating educational programs are described. Program evaluations are categorized as needs assessment, formative evaluation, or summative evaluation. Three classic efforts which illustrate the range of ETS' participation are the Pennsylvania Goals Study (1965), the Coleman Report--Equality of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Programs, Educational Research
