The contributions of scientific realism and critical realism to realist evaluation.
Realist evaluation has gained prominence in the field of evaluation in recent years. Its theory-driven approach to explaining how and why programmes work or not makes it attractive to many novices, early career researchers, and organizations implementing various programmes globally and relevant to p...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Critical Realism Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 504 - 525 |
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