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Naturalistic Inquiry

By: Yvonna S. Lincoln,Egon G. Guba

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Showing how science is limited by its dominant mode of investigation, Lincoln and Guba propose an alternative paradigm--a "naturalistic" rather than "rationalistic" method of inquiry--in which the investigator avoids manipulating research outcomes. A "paradigm shift" is under way in many fields, they contend, and go on to describe the different assumptions of the two approaches regarding the nature of reality, subject-object interaction, the possibility of generalization, the concept of causality, and the role of values. The authors also offer guidance for research in the field (where, they say, naturalistic inquiry always takes place). Useful tips are given, for example, on "designing" a study as it unfolds, establishing "trustworthiness," and writing a case report. This book helps researchers "both to understand and to do naturalistic inquiry." Of particular interest to educational researchers, it is valuable for all social scientists involved with questions of qualitative and quantitative methodology."--Publisher's description.

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Fourth Generation Evaluation

By: Egon G. Guba,Yvonna S. Lincoln

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Fourth Generation Evaluation

By: Egon G. Guba,Yvonna S. Lincoln

Publisher's description: Fourth Generation Evaluation represents a monumental shift in evaluation practice. Guba and Lincoln point to the inherent problems faced by previous generations of evaluators--politics, ethical dilemmas, imperfections and gaps, inconclusive deductions--and lay the blame for failure and nonutilization at the feet of the unquestioned reliance on the scientific/positivist paradigm of research. Fourth Generation Evaluation, a more informed and sophisticated approach, moves beyond science to include the myriad human, political, social, cultural, and contextual elements that are involved. Based upon relativism, a unity between knower and known, and a subjective epistemology, the authors show how fourth generation evaluation unites the evaluator and the stakeholders in an interaction that creates the product of the evaluation. Differing from previously existing generations, this new approach moves evaluation to a new level, whose key dynamic is negotiation. The constructivist paradigm is espoused by the authors and shown to offer multiple advantages, including empowerment and enfranchisement of stakeholders, as well as an action orientation that defines a course to be followed. Not merely a treatise on evaluation theory, Guba and Lincoln also comprehensively describe the differences between the positivist and constructivist paradigms of research, and provide a practical plan of the steps and processes in conducting a fourth generation evaluation.

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The Constructivist Credo

By: Yvonna S Lincoln,Egon G Guba

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The Constructivist Credo

By: Yvonna S Lincoln,Egon G Guba

The Constructivist Credo is a set of foundational principles for those wishing to conduct social science research within the constructivist paradigm. They were distilled by Yvonna Lincoln and Egon Guba from their many writings on this topic and are provided in the form of 150 propositional statements. After Guba’s death in 2008, the Credo was completed by Lincoln and is presented here. In addition to the key principles of constructivist thought, the volume also contains an introduction to constructivism, an intellectual biography and complete bibliography of Guba’s work, and a case study using constructivism, showing how the paradigm can be applied to a research study.

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Left Coast Press

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159874691X

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Naturalistic Inquiry

By: Yvonna S. Lincoln,Egon G. Guba

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Fourth Generation Evaluation

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The Constructivist Credo

By: Yvonna S Lincoln,Egon G Guba

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The Constructivist Credo

By: Yvonna S Lincoln,Egon G Guba

Outlines the basic principles and practices of constructivism for use in social sciences, the final work of leading constructivist theorist Egon Guba and his partner Yvonna Lincoln.

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Naturalistic Inquiry

Naturalistic Inquiry

Fourth Generation Evaluation

Fourth Generation Evaluation

The Constructivist Credo

The Constructivist Credo

Naturalistic Inquiry

Naturalistic Inquiry

Fourth Generation Evaluation

Fourth Generation Evaluation

The Constructivist Credo

The Constructivist Credo

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