Towards principled adequacy for purpose in choosing evaluation methods
Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
Published online on February 17, 2026
Abstract
Evaluation, Ahead of Print.
Moving beyond gold standard thinking in evaluation methodology requires robust, alternative frameworks for methodological choice and justification. We develop such a framework, which we term ‘Principled Adequacy for Purpose’. We develop this account by ...
Moving beyond gold standard thinking in evaluation methodology requires robust, alternative frameworks for methodological choice and justification. We develop such a framework, which we term ‘Principled Adequacy for Purpose’. We develop this account by ...