Realist Evaluation: An Emerging Theory in Support of Practice.

Henry, Gary T., Ed.; Julnes, George, Ed.; Mark, Melvin M., Ed.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Realist Evaluation: An Emerging Theory in Support of Practice.

Henry, Gary T., Ed.; Julnes, George, Ed.; Mark, Melvin M., Ed.

New Directions for Evaluation, n78 p1-109 Sum 1998

The five articles of this sourcebook, organized around the five-component framework for evaluation described by W. Shadish, T. Cook, and L. Leviton (1991), present a new theory of realist evaluation that captures the sensemaking contributions of postpositivism and the sensitivity to values from the constructivist traditions. (SLD)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Models, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Realism, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Values

Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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