Author: Guba, Egon G. ; & Lincoln, Yvonna S.
Title: Fourth Generation Evaluation
Description: Newbury Park [CA], Sage Publications, (1989). orig.boards. 22x14cm, 294 pp. Name inked on flyleaf.. Three pages bear inked underlinings. Good. ¶ Fourth generation evaluation represents a monumental shift in evaluation practice. The authors highlight the inherent problems faced by previous generations of evaluators - politics, ethical dilemmas, imperfections and gaps, inconclusive deductions - and blame reliance on the scientific/ positivist paradigm for failure. They show how fourth generation evaluation solves persistent problems in programme evaluation, 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" - publisher's description.

Keywords: Organizational Theory, Management, Evaluation, Methodology, Negotiation, , , ,