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Smith, John K. – Educational Researcher, 1988
Relativism is an inevitable consequence of our interpretive mode of being in the world. This is so for both our daily lives and our professional lives. What does not overly concern us at the former level should likewise not concern us at the latter level. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Research Needs

Mathison, Sandra. – Educational Researcher, 1988
Triangulation strategy results in evidence characterized by the following: (1) convergence; (2) inconsistency; and (3) contradiction. In order to render the data sensible, the researcher or evaluator must report data collection procedures, as well as the three levels of information from which explanations of social phenomena are constructed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators

Peshkin, Alan – Educational Researcher, 1993
Dismissing research that is not theory driven, hypothesis testing, or generalization producing does injustice to the variety of contributions that qualitative research can make. Studies conducted through qualitative approaches are reviewed to summarize the desirable outcomes that can result. No research model has a monopoly on quality. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Generalization