This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Web of Science (3) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Lawrenz, F. Articles by Lavoie, B. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Evaluative Site Visits: A Methodological Review

Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 206 Burton Hall, 178 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, Lawrenz{at}umn.edu

Nanette Keiser

Bethann Lavoie

Site visits are a commonly employed, but little discussed, evaluation procedure. Our purpose is to review the state of the art regarding site visits, as well as to catalyze a discussion of site visits centering on the question of whether or not existing practices constitute a set of methods or a methodology. We define evaluative site visits and review the current state of practice in site visits. We also outline the differences between methods and methodology and consider whether or not the current state of practice constitutes a methodology.

American Journal of Evaluation, Vol. 24, No. 3, 341-352 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/109821400302400304


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J. G. Carman Nonprofits, Funders, and Evaluation: Accountability in Action The American Review of Public Administration, July 1, 2009; 39(4): 374 - 390. [Abstract] [PDF]