Evaluation as sensemaking: Knowledge construction in a realist world
New Directions for EvaluationPublished 1 June 1998
George Julnes, Melvin M. Mark
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Abstract
Abstract Realism offers an alternative to the traditional positivist and constructivist paradigms. The principles of this approach are described here, as are its implications for knowledge construction.
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