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Geroy, Gary D.; Wright, Phillip C. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1997
Presents a concentric research design model based on need for research which transcends individuals' historic or experiential bias concerning choice of study design, tools, and data reduction strategies. Describes the following "rings": theory/knowledge orientation; theory versus applied research; quantitative versus qualitative research…
Descriptors: Bias, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Locus of Control
Anand, Paul; Hunter, Graham; Smith, Ron – Social Indicators Research, 2005
One of the most significant theoretical contributions to welfare analysis across a range of disciplines has been the development of the capabilities framework by Sen and others. Motivated by the claim that freedom should play a key role in social evaluation, the capabilities framework suggests that we consider what it is that people are free to…
Descriptors: Well Being, Program Validation, Psychometrics, Inferences