Social Construction of Reality - Bad Request

pilot program evaluation were analyzed, via content analysis, and reduced utilizing an
interrelationship diagraph. As previously mentioned, questions were used to interview the
superintendent and her cabinet (Appendices D, E, G). Following each interview, the tapes
were transcribed to provide written text for analysis. According to Seidman (2006) “the
primary method for creating text from interviews is to tape-record the interviews and to
transcribe them. Each word a participant speaks reflects his or her consciousness” (p.
114). In addition to the face-to-face interviews, an electronic survey, constructed with
open-end questions, was delivered to the stakeholders via an email link (Appendix F).
Again, in keeping with the UFE design, questions for the electronic survey emerged from
early research stages, specifically data analysis of interviews, in an effort to ensure
maximum utility of information for the intended users (Patton, 1997). All data were
collected and triangulated to provide feedback, in the form of a recommended model for
program evaluation, to the intended users for evaluation, the superintendent and her
cabinet.
This study involved data collection in several forms: gathering of pertinent
documents, archival data, long and short interviews, electronic surveys, and, potentially,
a follow-up review of literature. All interviewees were informed that the information
obtained was for the evaluation of The School District’s program evaluation process with
the intention of creating transportable, site-specific model for program evaluations within
The School District in the future. Prior to the start of research, a letter requesting
permission to conduct the study within the School District (Appendix B) was sent to the
superintendent. A letter of consent was obtained from the superintendent. Stakeholders
were informed that any information gathered was used for the purposes of this research
59