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Values in Evaluation and Social Research

Published 1 January 1999
Ernest R. House, Kenneth R. Howe
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TL;DR

This chapter discusses the role of evaluation in society and the importance of values in the development of deliberative democracy.

Abstract

Introduction The Problem of Values PART ONE: VALUE CLAIMS Facts and Values Evaluative Reasoning PART TWO: CRITIQUES OF OTHER VIEWS The Received View The Radical Constructivist View The Postmodern View PART THREE: DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRATIC EVALUATION The Deliberative Democratic View Good Practice Conclusion The Role of Evaluation in Society

Keywords

Decision Sciences