How and Why Language Matters in Evaluation: New Directions for Evaluation, Number 86

by Rodney Hopson

While attention to language issues is well accepted in social science research, serious consideration of language in evaluation research and practice has been limited. Yet, say the authors of this volume, significant contributions could be made to the theory, practice, and methods used by evaluators simply by understanding the important relationship between language and evaluation. This issue fills a void in the evaluation literature by illuminating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787954306
• ISBN13: 9780787954307
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"