Rethinking Evaluation Methodology

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Using Abductive Research Logic to Construct a Rigorous Explanation of Amorphous Evaluation Findings

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The 2009 Claremont Debates: The Promise and Pitfalls of Utilization-Focused and Empowerment Evaluation

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The 2009 Claremont Debates-Appendix A: David Fetterman's PowerPoint Slides

Why Government and Non-Governmental Policies and Projects Fail Despite ‘Evaluations’: An Indicator to Measure whether Evaluation Systems Incorporate the Rules of Good Governance

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Applying the Model for Collaborative Evaluations to a Multicultural Seminar in a Nonprofit Setting

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The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation: Reflections on Its Development and First Seven Years

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Moving to Genuine: Credible Cultural Competence and Stakeholder Believability

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Quantitative Methods for Estimating the Reliability of Qualitative Data

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What Do All These Numbers Mean? Data Visualization as an Innovative Methodology to Make Program Decisions

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What Does it Take to do Evaluation in Communities and Cultural Contexts Other Than Our Own?

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How the I Ching or Book of Changes can Inform Western Notions of Theory of Change

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Being Blind in a World of Multiple Perspectives: The Evaluator’s Dilemma Between the Hope of Becoming a Team Player and the Fear of Becoming a Critical Friend with No Friends

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“Process Values” and “Deep Values” in Evaluation

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Theorists’ Theories of Evaluation: A Conversation with Jennifer Greene

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What Counts as Credible Evidence in Applied Research and Evaluation Practice?

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A Comment on Lempert's "Why Government and Non-Governmental Policies and Projects Fail Despite ‘Evaluations’"

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