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020 _a9781593859855 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aMertens, Donna M.
245 1 0 _aTransformative research and evaluation/
_cDonna M. Mertens.
260 _aNew York:
_bGuilford Press,
_cc2009.
300 _axiv, 402 p.
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 355-378) and indexes.
505 0 _aResilience, resistance, and complexities that challenge -- The transformative paradigm : basic beliefs and commensurate theories -- Self, partnerships, and relationships -- Developing the focus of research/evaluation studies -- A transformative research and evaluation model -- Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods -- Participants : identification, sampling, consent, and reciprocity -- Data-collection methods, instruments, and strategies -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Reporting and utilization : pathway to the future.
650 0 _aEvaluation research (Social action programs)
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xResearch
_xMethodology.
650 0 _aSocial justice.
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008037876.html
942 _cWB16