Evidence as “proof” and evidence as “inkling”
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Title
Evidence as “proof” and evidence as “inkling”
Creator
Greene, Jennifer C.
Symposium
What Constitutes Credible Evidence in Evaluation and Applied Research
Series
Claremont Graduate University's Stauffer Symposium Series
Date
2006-08-19
Subject-LCSH
Evaluation Social sciences
Subject-Local
Credible Evidence
Description
Professor Jennifer Greene of the Education Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign addresses the gap between collecting credible evidence in evaluation research , and applying it in a public policy domain . Greene’s main question asks why the current demand for scientific evidence to support policy decisions is in controversy . According to Greene , “generating credible evidence to enhance understanding and support for decisions about important human affairs constitutes a shared center of the evaluation enterprise.” Greene includes in this discussion some fundamental ambitions about politics and policies and connects them to examples from her own evaluation research in the field of Education . A difficulty , as Greene sees it , is the misconception , in both political and research arenas , that credible evidence need be used as proof of social phenomenon . Rather , she posits , the social condition is to complex to isolate in such a way , and evidence should be used as a window into human experience .
Publisher
Claremont Graduate University . School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences
Language
eng
Source
Original video: 60 minute digital 8mm cassette; Tape 6; recorded symposium presentation entitled, “Evidence as ‘Proof’ and Evidence as ‘Inkling’,” from the symposium entitled, “What Constitutes Credible Evidence in Evaluation and Applied Research,” August 19, 2006
Collection
Claremont Graduate University Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science - http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/lap
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the institution. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. Copyright laws.
Type
Moving Image
Running time
00:26:44
Format
video/f4v
Object File Name
lap00010
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