Methodology: A Bridge or Barrier between Evaluators and Managers? In Response to Caudle/Newcomer.

Sonnichsen, Richard C.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Methodology: A Bridge or Barrier between Evaluators and Managers? In Response to Caudle/Newcomer.

Sonnichsen, Richard C.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v12 n3 p287-90 1989

Evaluators must use a flexible, open-minded approach oriented toward a holistic view of the implementation and operation of the program they are analyzing. The use of more than one methodology expands the potential findings and avoids the limitations of a unidimensional approach. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Note: This article comments on "Political Ends and Practical Needs: A Case Study of a Pilot Program" by Sharon L. Caudle and Kathryn E. Newcomer (1989).