A Modest Commitment to the Promotion of Democracy.

Stake, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ609086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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A Modest Commitment to the Promotion of Democracy.

Stake, Robert E.

New Directions for Evaluation, n85 p97-106 Spr 2000

Challenges the assumption that evaluation should aim for fostering deliberative democracy. A modest effort by an evaluator to contribute to deliberative democracy is defensible, but vigorous political advocacy violates social expectation. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Democracy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators, Program Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue titled "Evaluation as a Democratic Process: Promoting Inclusion, Dialogue, and Deliberation."