Revisiting Truth Beauty and Justice Evaluating With Validity in the 21st Century

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Revisiting Truth Beauty and Justice Evaluating With Validity in the 21st Century
Revisiting Truth Beauty and Justice Evaluating With Validity in the 21st Century
Author : James C. Griffith
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Language : English
Release Date : 17 June 2014
ISBN : 9781118930366
Pages : 120 pages
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Revisiting Truth Beauty and Justice Evaluating With Validity in the 21st Century by James C. Griffith Book PDF Summary

This issue discusses ways of constructing, organizing, and managing arguments for evaluation. Not focued solely on the logic of evaluation or predictive validity, it discusses the various elements needed to construct evaluation arguments that are compelling and influential by virtue of the truth, beauty, and justice they express. Through exposition, original research, critical reflection, and application to case examples, the authors present tools, perspectives, and guides to help evaluators navigate the complex contexts of evaluation in the 21st century. This is the 142nd issue in the New Directions for Evaluation series from Jossey-Bass. It is an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.

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