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Fourth Generation Evaluation

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SAGE Publications, 1989 - Social Science - 294 pages

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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Pompous, repetitive, and completely idealistic. This book offers ONE theory and then trashes several others along the way, demanding that negotiation is the only way to evaluate. By suggesting this ... Read full review

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Canadian Journal of Communication - Vol. 16, No. 2 (1991)
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Implementation Frailties of Guba and Lincoln's "Fourth Generation ...
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Beyond measurement: fourth-generation evaluation in nursing
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About the author (1989)

(Retired) 

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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TitleFourth Generation Evaluation
AuthorYvonna S. Lincoln
EditorEgon G. Guba
Edition9, illustrated, reprint
PublisherSAGE Publications, 1989
ISBN0803932359, 9780803932357
Length294 pages
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