What Does a Transformative Lens Bring to Credible Evidence in Mixed Methods Evaluations?

Credibility in evaluation is a multifaceted concept that involves consideration of diverse stakeholders' perspectives and purposes. The use of a transformative lens is proposed as a means to bringing issues of social justice and human rights to the foreground in decisions about methodology, cre...

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Veröffentlicht in:New directions for evaluation 2013-06, Vol.2013 (138), p.27-35
1. Verfasser: Mertens, Donna M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Credibility in evaluation is a multifaceted concept that involves consideration of diverse stakeholders' perspectives and purposes. The use of a transformative lens is proposed as a means to bringing issues of social justice and human rights to the foreground in decisions about methodology, credibility of evidence, and use of evaluation findings. ©Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.
ISSN:1097-6736
1534-875X
DOI:10.1002/ev.20055