Fourth generation evaluation represents a monumental shift in evaluation practice. The authors highlight the inherent problems faced by previous generations of evaluators - politics, ethical dilemmas, imperfections and gaps, inconclusive deductions - and blame reliance on the scientific/positivist paradigm for failure. They show how fourth generation evaluation solves persistent problems in program evaluation, comprehensively describe the differences between the positivist and constructivist paradigms of research, and provide a practical plan of the steps and processes in conducting a fourth generation evaluation.
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Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Administration at Texas A & M University. She is author, coauthor, or editor of such books as Naturalistic Inquiry and Fourth Generation Evaluation (both with Egon G. Guba), and Organizational Theory and Inquiry. Vice President of Division J (Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association, Dr. Lincoln formerly served as president of the American Evaluation Association and is the recipient of many prestigious awards. Dr. Lincoln coedited, with Dr. Denzin, the Handbook of Qualitative Research.
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Fourth Generation Evaluation should be read by anyone interested in evaluation!!! Their thought-provoking arguments initiate a dialogue between the reader and the text. By the final chapter, you will (without question) have a more sophisticated understanding of constructivist inquiry and its necessity in the field of evaluation. You will be challenged, provoked, and educated...a great accomplishment for all authors.Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- The Purple Decades: A Reader by Tom Wolfe on page 142, and page 143
- Naturalistic Inquiry by Yvonna S. Lincoln on page 103, and Back Matter
- Discrepancy Evaluation by Malcolm M. Provus on page 30
- Organizational Theory and Inquiry: The Paradigm Revolution (SAGE Focus Editions) by Yvonna S. Lincoln in Back Matter
- Qualitative Gerontology by Shulamit Reinharz on page 141
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- Studying the Organisation and Delivery of Health Services: Research Methods by Pauline Allen on page 22, page 54, and page 186
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- Coming To Terms by Patricia Lynne on page 41, page 67, and Back Matter
- Case Study Method: Key Issues, Key Texts by Roger Gomm in Front Matter, and page 114
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