TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - Professionalization of evaluative research: Conflict as a sign of health
JO  - Evaluation and program planning
A1  - Conner, Ross F.
A1  - Dickman, Frances Baker
SP  - 103
EP  - 109
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - Morell and Flaherty (1978) present arguments about the current status of evaluative research as a profession. This paper contains a critique, using a process model of professional development, of the perspectives employed by Morell and Flaherty. Issues discussed are the nature and substance of conflicts in evaluative research, including conflicts over methodological perspectives, the role of the evaluator in program planning, and the appropriate uses and users of evaluative information. The paper concludes with a discussion of the needs within the profession of evaluative research if it is to remain viable and responsive to change.<p /> 
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SN  - 0149-7189
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(79)90018-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -