Mixed Methods and Credibility of Evidence in Evaluation : New Directions for Evaluation, Number 138.

Mixed methods in evaluation have the potential to enhance the credibility of evaluation and the outcomes of evaluation. This issue explores advances in understanding mixed methods in philosophical, theoretical, and methodological terms and presents specific illustrations of the application of these...

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Main Author: Mertens, Donna M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiley, 2013.
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Summary:Mixed methods in evaluation have the potential to enhance the credibility of evaluation and the outcomes of evaluation. This issue explores advances in understanding mixed methods in philosophical, theoretical, and methodological terms and presents specific illustrations of the application of these concepts in evaluation practice. Leading thinkers in the mixed methods evaluation community provide frameworks and strategies that are associated with improving the probability of reaching the goals of enhanced credibility for evaluations, the evidence they produce, and the actions taken as a res.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1299679102
9781299679108
9781118720455
1118720458
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.