Trends in Evaluation.

House, Ernest R.

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ERIC Number: EJ411287

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Trends in Evaluation.

House, Ernest R.

Educational Researcher, v19 n3 p24-28 Apr 1990

Discusses the following aspects of educational evaluation: (1) structural changes; (2) conceptual changes; (3) mixed methods and unraveling consensus; (4) utilization of findings; (5) the role of values; and (6) the role of politics. Discusses how evaluation moved from monolithic to pluralistic, reflecting the change from consensus to pluralism in the larger society. (JS)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Political Influences, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Social Change, Social Structure, Statistical Analysis, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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