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Boruch, Robert – New Directions for Evaluation, 2007
Thomas Jefferson recognized the value of reason and scientific experimentation in the eighteenth century. This chapter extends the idea in contemporary ways to standards that may be used to judge the ethical propriety of randomized trials and the dependability of evidence on effects of social interventions.
Descriptors: Ethics, Standards, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology