Abstract
Adversary evaluation moves a considerable distance toward the end of the continuum that begins with the Tylerian objectives-performance approach. Developed in the early 1970s, the adversary approach endeavors to illuminate all important aspects of a program being evaluated. Those aspects that are explored may extend beyond objectives originally set for the program. Quasilegal in its approach and structure, the adversary model follows a dialectic process. Two teams of evaluators explore the pros and cons of a program so that its major issues are clarified openly and honestly.
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Stufflebeam, D.L., Shinkfield, A.J. (1985). T. R. Owens, R. L. Wolf: An Adversary Approach to Evaluation. In: Systematic Evaluation. Evaluation in Education and Human Services, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5656-8_8
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