Evaluation Roots: Methods

Evaluation Roots: Valuing

Backgroud:

- Theorist on this branch think the difference between researcher and evaluators is that the evaluators place value on their findings and determine which outcomes to examine.

Michael Scriven

- "The sciencie of valuing is evaluation".

- The evaluator determines the appropiate criteria to do judgements.

- Consumers Reports.

- "Spiritual Guidance"

Barry MacDonald

Robert Stake

Elliot Einser

- Test procedures.

1. Critical description: reactions & interactions.

2. Criticism - expectation: understand/ make sense.

Thomas Owens/Robert Wolf

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Ernest House

Egon Guba & Yvonne Lincoln