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A bridge between basic social science and evaluation
Author(s) -
Blagg Robert D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.374
Subject(s) - bridge (graph theory) , computer science , accountability , evaluation methods , management science , engineering ethics , political science , engineering , law , medicine , reliability engineering
The author argues that evaluators must forge a strong bridge between basic social science and evaluation. Realizing this potential will involve holding evaluation to a high standard, through advancing cutting‐edge empirical methods, balancing demands for accountability, and providing direction for basic social science. Approaches such as theory‐based evaluation and natural‐variation research designs can demonstrate the importance of evaluation, and help evaluators to ensure that traffic of ideas between basic social science and evaluation runs efficiently in both directions. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association