Sound Arguments and Power in Evaluation Research and Policy-Making: A Measuring Instrument and Its Application.

Propper, Igno M. A. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ469186

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Publication Date: 1993

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Sound Arguments and Power in Evaluation Research and Policy-Making: A Measuring Instrument and Its Application.

Propper, Igno M. A. M.

Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, v15 n1 p78-105 Sep 1993

Proposes an instrument for assessing the extent to which either sound arguments or power are found in scientific and political discussions. Empirical research is described that investigated the relation between the quality of evaluation research and the quality of discussion in policy-making processes in which the research is used. (Contains 47 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Discussion, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Models, Policy Formation, Political Issues, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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