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An argument-based approach to validity in evaluation

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To maximize the impact of research on programs, this article proposes a ‘reaching-down—reachingup’ perspective in evaluation design, whereby it serves two functions simultaneously: the program improvement function, reaching down, and the knowledge development function, reaching up. This proposal frames applied research as a particular species of evaluation. As validity is a fundamental assessment of how well a design supports particular inferences related to specific uses, the article subsequently summarizes and integrates disparate validity perspectives to develop an argument-based approach to validity in a ‘reaching-down—reaching-up’ evaluation model case study. Lastly, the location(s) of validation is considered in order to highlight evaluator responsibilities.

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Evaluation

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Thousand Oak : sage publisher., 2011

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English

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13563890

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Vol. 17 no. 3, July 2011.pp. 233-246

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validity
values
An argument-based approach to validity
Applied research
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