APPLYING QUALITATIVE EVALUATION METHODS

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165CHAPTER5APPLYING QUALITATIVEEVALUATION METHODSIntroduction167Comparing and ContrastingDifferent Approaches to QUALITATIVE Evaluation168Understanding the Issue of Paradigms169The Pragmatic Approach172Qualitative EVALUATION METHODS : Some Basics172Key Differences Between Qualitativeand Quantitative EVALUATION Approaches174Structuring QUALITATIVE Program Evaluations179Identifying EVALUATION Questions and Issues in Advance179Identifying Research Designs and Appropriate Comparisons180Identifying Appropriate Samples181Structuring Data Collection Instruments184Collecting and Coding QUALITATIVE Data187The Credibility andGeneralizability of QUALITATIVE 5/26/2005 7:00 PM Page 165Connecting QUALITATIVE EvaluationMethods to Performance Measurement194The Power of Case Studies196Summary197Discussion Questions198References198166 PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE 5/26/2005 7:00 PM Page 166INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces a different approach to program EVALUATION onethat has emerged in parallel to the more structur

165 CHAPTER 5 APPLYING QUALITATIVE EVALUATION METHODS Introduction 167 Comparing and Contrasting Different Approaches to Qualitative Evaluation 168 Understanding the Issue of Paradigms 169

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