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Peer reviewedGuba, Egon G. – Evaluation Practice, 1987
Definitions of and approaches to naturalistic evaluation are discussed. The qualitative aspects of the discipline are reviewed; and use of naturalistic evaluation in descriptions, illustrations, explications, hypothesis testing, and assessment of public spending are defined. A new paradigm for naturalistic evaluation is proposed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Evaluation Methods, Hypothesis Testing, Models
