Serendipity and Pseudoscience: A Look at Health-Related Program Evaluation.

Holmes, Douglas; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ475204

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Publication Date: 1993

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Serendipity and Pseudoscience: A Look at Health-Related Program Evaluation.

Holmes, Douglas; And Others

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v16 n4 p363-78 Dec 1993

Pitfalls of sloppy science are discussed as they relate to the evaluation of human services programs. Differences between trial-and-error methods and the scientific method are discussed; and the requirements for sound research are reviewed, as are the shortcomings of a less rigorous approach. (SLD)

Descriptors: Health Programs, Human Services, Program Evaluation, Research Problems, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research, Theories

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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