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Implementation Frailties of Guba and Lincoln's "Fourth Generation" Evaluation Theory.
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O'Neill, Tom – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1995
The evaluation of a science education project for teachers in Durban (South Africa) illustrates some problems inherent in the application of the fourth-generation evaluation approach of Guba and Lincoln. One of the strongest concerns is that full participation by stakeholders may be an unrealistic assumption. (SLD)
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