What counts as credible evidence in applied research and evaluation practice? (SAGE, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
In search of the blueprint for an evidence-based global society - Stewart I. Donaldson -- - Social inquiry paradigms as a frame for the debate on credible evidence - Christina A. Christie and Dreolin Fleischer -- - When getting it right matters : the case for high-quality policy and program impact evaluations - Gary T. Henry -- - Randomized controlled trials : a gold standard with feet of clay? - Leonard Bickman and Stephanie M. Reich -- - What is credible evidence in education? The role of the What Works Clearinghouse in informing the process - Russell Gersten and John Hitchcock -- - Evaluation methods for producing actionable evidence : contextual influences on adequacy and appropriateness of method choice - George Julnes and Debra Rog -- - Demythologizing causation and evidence - Michael Scriven -- - Evidence as "proof" and evidence as "inkling" - Jennifer C. Greene -- - Reasoning with rigor and probity : ethical premises for credible evidence - Sharon F. Rallis -- - Seeing is believing : the credibility of image-based research and evaluation - Sandra Mathison -- - Toward a practical theory of evidence for evaluation - Thomas A. Schwandt -- - Credible evidence : changing the terms of the debate - Melvin M. Mark -- - Epilogue : A practictioner's guide for gathering credible evidence in the evidenced-based global society - Stewart I. Donaldson