Judging interpretations: But is it rigorous? Trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation

Thomas A. Schwandt, Yvonna S. Lincoln, Egon G. Guba

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Abstract

This chapter situates Guba and Lincoln’s chapter within the broad philosophical debate about the justifiability of interpretations. The emergence of a new paradigm of inquiry (naturalistic) has, unsurprisingly enough, led to a demand for rigorous criteria that meet traditional standards of inquiry. Two sets are suggested, one of which, the “trustworthiness” criteria, parallels conventional criteria, while the second, " authenticity” criteria, is implied directly by new paradigm assumptions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11-25
Number of pages15
JournalNew Directions for Evaluation
Volume2007
Issue number114
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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