Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request
Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request
Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request
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Objectivation. This is the process <strong>of</strong> producing commonly understood evidence<br />
action. To be considered an objectivated product, it must be mutually understandable by<br />
both the product’s creator(s) and its audience(s). It is the first key process in the social<br />
construction <strong>of</strong> reality (Berger & Luckmann, 1967).<br />
Open coding. This process involves the examination <strong>of</strong> minute sections <strong>of</strong> text<br />
made up <strong>of</strong> individual words, phrases, and sentences and is one <strong>of</strong> the chief data analysis<br />
strategies <strong>of</strong> this study (Heppner & Heppner, 2004).<br />
Organizational knowledge creation paradigm. According to Smith (2007) such a<br />
paradigm is established by a leader who promotes life-long learning, sets high<br />
expectations, makes data-driven decisions, and aligns resources with learning (p. 34).<br />
Primary intended user. The stakeholder identified as the individual who<br />
“personally care[s] about the evaluation and the findings it generates” (Patton, 1997,<br />
p.44) and, for the purposes <strong>of</strong> this study, The School District’s superintendent.<br />
Program evaluation. According to Wholey, Hatry, and Newcomer (2004)<br />
“Program evaluation is the systematic assessment <strong>of</strong> program results and, to the extent<br />
feasible, systemic assessment <strong>of</strong> the extent to which the program caused those results” (p.<br />
xxxiii). As such, program evaluation is predicated upon a cause and effect model.<br />
Program. A program can be thought <strong>of</strong> as the composite aggregation <strong>of</strong> resources<br />
and other inputs, program activities, outputs, and outcomes, all tied together by causality<br />
and framed by results achieved by the program’s target population.<br />
Relevance. Relevance is delegated differently by different people according to<br />
each person’s values and priorities. It is used in this study to understand how individual<br />
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