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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453540903321

Titolo

Mixed methods and credibility of evidence in evaluation [[electronic resource] /] / Donna M. Mertens, Sharlene Hesse-Biber, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[San Francisco, Calif.], : Jossey-Bass, c2013

ISBN

1-118-72045-8

1-118-72049-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Collana

New Directions for Evaluation ; ; Number 138

Altri autori (Persone)

MertensDonna M

Hesse-BiberSharlene Nagy

Disciplina

001.4

Soggetti

Evaluation - Methodology

Mixed methods research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Summer 2013."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mixed Methods and Credibility of Evidence in Evaluation; Copyright; Contents; Editors' Notes; Issue Overview; Acknowledgments; References; 1. Mixed Methods and Credibility of Evidence in Evaluation; What Is Mixed Methods?; Synergy and Mixed Methods Evaluation Designs; Evaluation Paradigms and Mixed Methods; References; 2. Pragmatism, Evidence, and Mixed Methods Evaluation; Deweyan Pragmatism; Intelligent Action; Intelligent Mixed Methods Evaluation and Evidence; What Is Being Mixed?; What Counts as Evidence?; What Makes Evidence Credible?; How Can Evidence Be Utilized?

Putting Intelligent Action Into PracticeThe Leadership Academy: A Case Example; Conclusion; References; 3. What Does a Transformative Lens Bring to Credible Evidence in Mixed Methods Evaluations?; Transformative Paradigm; Transformative Axiological Assumption; Transformative Ontological Assumptions; Transformative Epistemological Assumption; Transformative Methodological Assumption; Conclusions; References; 4. Considering the Evidence-and-Credibility Discussion in Evaluation Through the Lens of Dialectical Pluralism; A Brief Overview of Dialectical Pluralism



Evidence-Based Practice and Its CriticsPractice-Based Evidence and Its Critics; Practice Research Networks and Communities of Practice; A Lingering Monism; A Circle of Scientific Evidence and Knowledge Model; Some Questions and Tentative Answers for Evidence-Based Evaluation; References; 5. Thinking Outside the Randomized Controlled Trials Experimental Box: Strategies for Enhancing Credibility and Social Justice; Mixed Methods and RCT; Re-Visioning RCT: Weaving and Shifting a Qualitative Component Into RCT Evaluation Designs; Prior to RCT; During the RCT; Post-RCT

Putting Things Together: Evaluation Case StudyConclusions; References; 6. The Use of Mixed Methods in Randomized Control Trials; Conceptual Issues; The Black Box: Curse or Blessing?; What Are Mixed Methods?; The Use of Different Methods in a Single Study; Examples of Mixed Method Causal-Chain Analysis; Setting Out the Evaluation Framework; Develop Hypothesis and Identify Instrumental Variables; Questionnaire Design and Improved Data Collection; Implementation Failure Versus Design Failure; Fidelity of Evaluation Design; Understand How Something Works (or Why It Does Not)

Presenting Results: The Power of the AnecdoteConclusions; References; 7. The Contribution of Pluralistic Qualitative Approaches to Mixed Methods Evaluations; Using Qualitative Methods in Evaluation; Pluralistic Qualitative Evaluation; Youth Participation in a Youth Inclusion Program; Discussion; References; 8. Establishing Interpretive Consistency When Mixing Approaches: Role of Sampling Designs in Evaluations; Interpretive Consistency; Challenges Affecting Interpretive Consistency; Application of Sampling Criteria: Heuristic Example; Conclusions; References

9. Incorporating Qualitative Evidence in Systematic Reviews: Strategies and Challenges

Sommario/riassunto

Mixed methods in evaluation have the potential to enhance the credibility of evaluation and the outcomes of evaluation. This issue explores advances in understanding mixed methods in philosophical, theoretical, and methodological terms and presents specific illustrations of the application of these concepts in evaluation practice. Leading thinkers in the mixed methods evaluation community provide frameworks and strategies that are associated with improving the probability of reaching the goals of enhanced credibility for evaluations, the evidence they produce, and the actions taken as a res



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786980303321

Autore

Dorr Robert F

Titolo

Hell hawks! [[electronic resource] ] : the untold story of the American fliers who savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht / / Robert F. Dorr and Thomas D. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn., : Zenith Press, 2010

ISBN

1-61673-984-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesThomas D

Disciplina

940.54/4973

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-325) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Chapter Thirteen: Getting Shot Down""""Chapter Fourteen: Moving Up""; ""Chapter Fifteen: Into the Reich""; ""Chapter Sixteen: Fighting the Jets""; ""Chapter Seventeen: The Price of Victory""; ""Chapter Eighteen: The New Boys""; ""Chapter Nineteen: Reckoning""; ""Chapter Twenty: Final Mission""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Appendix: What Happened to Them?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140533403321

Titolo

Financial markets, institutions and instruments

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford], : Blackwell Publishers

ISSN

1468-0416

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

332

Soggetti

Financial services industry

Securities industry

Financial instruments

Financial institutions

Finance

Capital market

Finances

Marché financier

Institutions financières

Instruments financiers

Services financiers

Valeurs mobilières - Industrie

Financial Markets

marché financier international

Finansiella marknader

Finansiella tjänster

Värdepappershandel

Ressources internet

Périodiques.

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed