Sociedad y evaluación de programas sociales en el realismo crítico: una revisión crítica
Keywords:
Society, critical realism, evaluation of social programsAbstract
The theoretical approach a researcher has about how society is structured is crucial for research regarding Social Sciences. The methodology used in social science research is based on a view on society that at the same conditions the methodology applied in the current evaluation of social programs. In this paper three basic visions of society are presented such as the positivist, the hermeneutic and the critical realist ones. The issue of agency-structure is essential for the analysis and it is examined from a critical perspective. This discussion is linked later on with the methodological problems involved in the evaluation of social programs. At the end critical conclusions and some questions are outlined.
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