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Transformative Research and Evaluation de Donna M. Mertens

Transformative Research and Evaluation

Autor Donna M. Mertens
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2008

Notăm cu interes o lacună persistentă în literatura academică referitoare la metodologiile de cercetare: absența unui cadru integrat care să nu trateze etica și justiția socială ca simple anexe, ci ca fundament ontologic al procesului științific. Transformative Research and Evaluation vine să completeze acest gol, propunând o paradigmă în care deciziile metodologice sunt intrinsec legate de nevoile comunităților marginalizate. Reținem că volumul nu se limitează la teorie, ci oferă un ghid practic pentru construirea parteneriatelor dintre cercetători și comunitate, fundamentate pe respect și reciprocitate.

Structura lucrării este riguros organizată, pornind de la intersecția dintre cercetarea aplicată și evaluarea programelor, trecând prin justificarea nevoii unei paradigme transformative și ajungând la strategii concrete de colectare a datelor prin metode mixte. Merită menționat că Donna M. Mertens integrează în fiecare capitol comentarii asupra unor studii de caz, explicând clar ce anume face ca o cercetare să fie cu adevărat transformativă. Față de lucrări anterioare ale autoarei, precum Program Evaluation Theory and Practice, unde accentul cădea pe diversitatea abordărilor de evaluare, volumul de față rafinează conceptul de „umbrelă metafizică”, poziționând drepturile omului în centrul oricărui demers științific.

Această lucrare reprezintă o alternativă solidă la Fostering Social Justice through Qualitative Inquiry pentru cursurile de metodologie, cu avantajul unei acoperiri mai largi ce include și rigoarea datelor cantitative, nu doar pe cele calitative. Tonul este unul precis, orientat către uzul profesional și academic, transformând concepte complexe precum puterea și opresiunea în indicatori operaționali pentru evaluarea proiectelor sociale.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781593853020
ISBN-10: 1593853025
Pagini: 402
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

Public țintă

Professional Practice & Development

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte profesioniștilor și studenților de la master sau doctorat care doresc să depășească neutralitatea teoretică în cercetare. Cititorul câștigă instrumentele necesare pentru a conduce evaluări care produc schimbări sociale reale, învățând cum să implice activ comunitățile etnice, rasiale sau persoanele cu dizabilități în procesul de producție a cunoașterii. Este un manual esențial pentru cei ce aspiră la o carieră în științe sociale axată pe echitate.

Despre autor

Donna M. Mertens este profesor emerit la Departamentul de Educație al Universității Gallaudet, unde predă metode de cercetare și evaluare a programelor pentru studenți surzi și auzitori. Experiența sa vastă în lucrul cu grupuri marginalizate se reflectă direct în scrierile sale, fiind recunoscută pentru cercetările privind incluziunea elevilor cu dizabilități și îmbunătățirea serviciilor de educație specială la nivel internațional. Opera sa, care include titluri de referință precum Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education, este marcată de un angajament constant față de justiția socială și accesibilitatea sistemelor publice.

Descriere scurtă

From distinguished scholar Donna M. Mertens, this book provides a framework for making methodological decisions and conducting research and evaluations that promote social justice. The transformative paradigm has emerged from—and guides—a broad range of social and behavioral science research projects with communities that have been pushed to the margins, such as ethnic, racial, and sexual minority group members and children and adults with disabilities. Mertens shows how to formulate research questions based on community needs, develop researcher–community partnerships grounded in trust and respect, and skillfully apply quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data collection strategies. Practical aspects of analyzing and reporting results are addressed, and numerous sample studies are presented.

Student- and Instructors-Friendly Features Include:
*Commentary on the sample studies that explains what makes them transformative.
*Explanations of key concepts related to oppression, social justice, and the role of research and evaluation.
*Questions for Thought to stimulate critical self-reflection and discussion.
*Advance chapter organizers and chapter summaries.

Cuprins

Introduction
The Intersection of Applied Social Research and Program Evaluation
Paradigms
Rationale for the Transformative Paradigm
Breadth of Transformative Paradigm Applicability
1. Resilience, Resistance, and Complexities That Challenge
In This Chapter
Human Rights Agenda
The Transformative Paradigm as a Metaphysical Umbrella
Need for Transformative Research and Evaluation
Examples of Transformative Research and Evaluation
Examples of Shifting Paradigms
Need for the Transformative Paradigm and Scholarly Literature
Need for the Transformative Paradigm and Public Policy
Complexities That Challenge
Ethical Impetus
Striving for Improved Validity
Summary
2. The Transformative Paradigm: Basic Beliefs and Commensurate Theories
In This Chapter
Paradigms and Basic Belief Systems
The Transformative Paradigm and Its Basic Belief Systems
Theories Commensurate with the Transformative Paradigm
Politics and Power
Summary
3. Self, Partnerships, and Relationships
In This Chapter
Human Relations as Factors Contributing to Research Validity and Rigor
Knowing Yourself
Knowing Yourself in Relation to the Community
Cultural Competence
Strategies for Developing Relationships/Partnerships
Types of Partnerships/Relationships
Challenges in Relationships/Partnerships
Recognizing the Complexity of Culturally Competent Work
Purposes of Partnerships
Examples of Points of Interaction in the Research Process
Building Capacity
Summary
4. Developing the Focus of Research/Evaluation Studies
In This Chapter
Purposes for the Gathering of Information at This Stage of the Inquiry
Sources That Support the Need for Research and Evaluation
Theoretical Frameworks
Making Use of Sources
Summary
5. A Transformative Research and Evaluation Model
In This Chapter
Cyclical Models: Indigenous Peoples
Cyclical Model: PAR
Cyclical Models: Immigrant Communities
Short-Term Research and Evaluation
Types of Transformative Research and Evaluation
Transformative Intervention Approaches
Summary
6. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods
In This Chapter
Mixed- and Multiple-Methods Approaches
Case Studies
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Participatory Action Research
Appreciative Inquiry
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
Survey Design and Correlational and Causal-Comparative Studies
Gender Analysis: A Mixed-Methods Approach with Potential Transfer to Other
Groups That Experience Discrimination
Rigor in the Process of Research and Evaluation
Summary
7. Participants: Identification, Sampling, Consent, and Reciprocity
In This Chapter
Social Justice: Dimensions of Diversity and Cultural Competence
Rationale for Sampling Strategies
Recruitment of Participants
Protection of Human Participants and Ethical Review Boards
Summary
8. Data-Collection Methods, Instruments, and Strategies
In This Chapter
Reliability and Validity/Dependability and Credibility
Language as a Critical Issue
Planning Data-Collection Strategies
Specific Data-Collection Strategies
Summary
9. Data Analysis and Interpretation
In This Chapter
Transformative Theories as Guides to Data Analysis and Interpretation
Involving the Community in Analysis and In

Recenzii

"I've been searching for the right text for my master's-level course entitled Research in Community Settings. I've just finished reading this book, and I think it is terrific! It is just right for a course in which students will be engaging in community-university partnerships as well as learning to think critically about research."--Robb Travers, PhD, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
"As the world becomes more interconnected and diverse, our research methods need to keep up with changes. Mertens writes beautifully about conducting research in the service of social justice, using a transformative lens and focusing clearly on each step in the process. This book illustrates why Mertens is so highly regarded for her writing that links research methods theory with practice. I highly recommend this book for researchers and graduate students across the social and human sciences."--John W. Creswell, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"Mertens focuses on using research and evaluation to transform people’s lives and communities. Including historically excluded and marginalized people in the processes of generating and using knowledge is transformative not only for research participants, but also for the researchers and evaluators who engage with them. The genius of Mertens's comprehensive approach resides in the way she makes transformative inquiry accessible and inclusive yet intellectually robust and methodologically rigorous. She invites us into the transformative process, changing the ways we both think about and conduct research and evaluation. This book is for anyone open to seriously engaging the transformative power of inclusive inquiry."--Michael Q. Patton, Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, St. Paul, Minnesot
"Mertens gets to the heart of how to ground research and evaluation projects in a social justice framework, in line with multiple disciplinary perspectives that embrace a transformative paradigm. This book will challenge students--including those who have not previously questioned their basic societal beliefs and assumptions--to explore diversity and oppression issues in new ways. I appreciated the inclusion of truly diverse groups, including ethnocultural minority groups and others, in the discussions of the various research and evaluation projects. The international examples and perspectives were very refreshing, too."--Gary W. Harper, Department of Psychology, DePaul University
"With the increase in awareness of diversity, a book like this one is long overdue. This is the first book I have read that comprehensively discusses how to approach evaluation using strategies that are culturally appropriate and inclusive of diverse communities. Mertens provides a holistic and inclusive way of thinking about research methodology. She does a wonderful job of explaining the transformative paradigm in lay language."--Katrina L. Bledsoe, Associate Project Director, Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Washington, DC
"This important book assembles the complex array of procedures, perspectives, and priorities associated with transformative research and evaluation. It blends the many voices and illustrations available in the literature to assist the reader in identifying what is possible in this important new paradigm. Significant cross-cultural and international examples of studies that truly warrant the label of 'transformative' are incorporated."--Melvin E. Hall, Department of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University
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This is the first book that specifically addresses research methodology for the transformative perspective....Although the book prioritizes an educational focus, it has relevance beyond education and scholars from management disciplines can add a practical and penetrating reading to their research toolbox....The audience encompasses novice researchers and evaluators, advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, more experienced teachers and evaluators....This book reminds us all that social research is embedded within a system of values and the myth of objective and value-free research should be discharged. It demonstrates how to blend science and action in an attempt to solve specific problems and promote social change.
--Organizational Research Methods, 11/1/2008

Notă biografică

Donna M. Mertens, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Foundations and Research at Gallaudet University. She continues to pursue an active professional life, consulting about evaluations across the globe and, of course, writing about methodological issues and social justice. A past president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA), Dr. Mertens has received AEA’s highest honors for service to the organization and the field, as well as for her contributions to evaluation theory. In 2025, she received the inaugural TEI Social Betterment Award from The Evaluators’ Institute. She is the author of several books and is widely published in major professional journals.