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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
