Credibility, Validity, and Assumptions in Program Evaluation Methodology
Apollo M. Nkwake
This book focuses on assumptions underlying methods choice in program evaluation. Credible program evaluation extends beyond the accuracy of research designs to include arguments justifying the appropriateness of methods. An important part of this justification is explaining the assumptions made about the validity of methods. This book provides a framework for understanding methodological assumptions, identifying the decisions made at each stage of the evaluation process, the major forms of validity affected by those decisions, and the preconditions for and assumptions about those validities.
Though the selection of appropriate research methodology is not a new topic within social development research, previous ... Read more
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