Qualitative Approaches to Evaluation in Education: The Silent Scientific Revolution

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Critics of qualitative educational evaluation frequently assume this approach is a monolithic entity rather than a multitude of varied approaches. This collection dispels this myth by comparing, contrasting, and clarifying various qualitative approaches. It represents a wealth of practical alternatives designed to add to the evaluator's arsenal. The editor has combined classic papers with newer writings to present a comprehensive coverage of varied approaches in the field--including ethnography, naturalistic inquiry, generic pragmatic (sociological) qualitative inquiry, connoisseurship and criticism, and a few completely new qualitative approaches--which are presented in this work by their founders or major proponents.

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DAVID M. FETTERMAN is a member of the faculty in the School of Education at Stanford University and of the Stanford administration. He is the author of Ethnography in Education Evaluation and Education Evaluation: Ethnography in the Practice and Politics of Education Administration. He has received numerous evaluation awards and is an active member of educational research, evaluation, and ethnographic professional associations.