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Kidder, Louise H.; Fine, Michelle – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
The use of qualitative measures in a quantitative framework can result in triangulation. Independently conducting qualitative and quantitative evaluations is less likely to cause triangulation and allows for greater discovery. Three usages of triangulation, research as story telling, and problems with qualitative methods and phenomenological…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
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Sechrest, Lee, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
Two chapters of this issue consider critical multiplism as a research strategy with links to meta analysis and generalizability theory. The unifying perspective it can provide for quantitative and qualitative evaluation is discussed. The third chapter explores meta analysis as a way to improve causal inferences in nonexperimental data. (SLD)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Evaluation Methods, Generalizability Theory, Inferences
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McCleary, Richard; Riggs, James E. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
Time series analysis is applied to an assessment of the temporary and permanent impact of the 1975 Australian Family Law Act and its effect on number of divorces. The application and construct validity of the model is examined. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Demography, Divorce, Evaluation Methods
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Reichardt, Charles S., Ed.; Rallis, Sharon F., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
The eight articles of this issue examine the nature of differences that arise between qualitative and quantitative researchers in program evaluation in terms of goals and epistemologies. The origins of these differences and their consequences are explored. Authors represent both perspectives but do not defend their ideological turfs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Conflict, Epistemology, Evaluation Methods, Ideology
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Conrad, Kendon J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
The 9 articles of this theme issue stem from a project on alcohol and drug abuse that involved 14 projects, 10 of which began with randomized clinical trials. These papers describe implementation problems associated with experimentation in field research and the focus on ensuring internal validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Experiments