Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request
Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request
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Compliance. When the term is used in this study it refers to the act <strong>of</strong> undertaking<br />
an evaluation for the sole purpose <strong>of</strong> complying with a legislative mandate.<br />
Evaluation approach. This term refers to a broad conceptualization <strong>of</strong> evaluation<br />
methodologies and practices; it encompasses evaluation models. There are 26 routinely<br />
recognized evaluation approaches. See Appendix A for complete list (Stufflebeam &<br />
Shinkfield, 2007).<br />
Institutionalization. Institutionalization is what happens when the habitualized<br />
actions and/or modes thinking <strong>of</strong> an individual are transferred in such a way that these<br />
same actions and/or modes <strong>of</strong> thinking become the habitualized behavior <strong>of</strong> the group.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the three key processes <strong>of</strong> the social construction <strong>of</strong> reality, institualization is<br />
founded upon objectification. In conjunction with objectification, it provides the<br />
foundation for legitimation (Berger & Luckmann, 1967).<br />
Interrelationship diagraph. Brassard (1996) explains “this tool takes a central<br />
idea, issue, or problem and maps out the logical or sequential links among related<br />
items…[it] lets logical patterns become apparent” (p. 41).<br />
Legitimation. Legitimation produces new meanings that serve to integrate the<br />
meanings already attached to disparate institutional processes. It is founded upon<br />
objectification and institutionalization and is one <strong>of</strong> three key processes in the social<br />
construction <strong>of</strong> reality.<br />
No Child Left Behind Act <strong>of</strong> 2001. This federal legislation demands systematic<br />
data on the performance <strong>of</strong> public education. One section <strong>of</strong> the legislation particularly<br />
mandates an emphasis upon on-going program evaluation.<br />
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