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Peer reviewedHouse, Ernest R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2001
Explores two issues that have strongly influenced much of what has happened in evaluation in recent decades. The quantitative-qualitative debate has been fueled by changes in theories of causation. The second issue, that of the fact-value dichotomy, can be dealt with through the realization that facts and values are not separate kinds of entities,…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedHouse, Ernest R. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Discusses the following aspects of educational evaluation: (1) structural changes; (2) conceptual changes; (3) mixed methods and unraveling consensus; (4) utilization of findings; (5) the role of values; and (6) the role of politics. Discusses how evaluation moved from monolithic to pluralistic, reflecting the change from consensus to pluralism in…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Download full textHouse, Ernest R. – 1977
Evaluation is an act of persuasion directed to a specific audience concerning the solution of a problem. The process of evaluation is prescribed by the nature of knowledge--which is generally complex, always uncertain (in varying degrees), and not always propositional--and by the nature of logic, which is always selective. In the process of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Audiences, Bias, Case Studies
