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Bridging the gap between collaborative and realist evaluation: A general critique and case study of European Union employment policies
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Abstract "After first establishing the need for a reflexive approach to evaluation, the
article focuses on the theoretical breakthrough of the ‘fourth generation’
evaluation paradigm proposed by Guba and Lincoln (1989). This is seen
as having much to offer, but their stakeholder focused approach has the
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"After first establishing the need for a reflexive approach to evaluation, the
article focuses on the theoretical breakthrough of the ‘fourth generation’
evaluation paradigm proposed by Guba and Lincoln (1989). This is seen
as having much to offer, but their stakeholder focused approach has the
danger of lapsing into relativism. Therefore a ‘realist’ approach is proposed
building on Pawson and Tilley (1997), going beyond deconstruction
of stakeholder perspectives to make verifiable statements about programme
and project effects. This is then worked through with an outline
review of the issues associated with evaluating European Union Employment
Strategies. The article concludes by suggesting that a realist concern
for critical praxis in evaluation can also bring it closer to action research
paradigms." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; EU policy; employment policy; evaluation
Classification
European Politics
Labor Market Policy
Economic Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 311-338
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 1 (2005) 3
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications