Conflict of interest and Campbellian validity

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Editors' Notes

“…So there is more to getting the facts right than predictive validity. And House () further clarifies his view that there is more to evaluative validity than getting the facts right: “As my colleagues in this issue note, Campbell and Stanley's typology is a conception of experimental [predictive] validity, not of evaluation. However… these validity discussions influence evaluations employing experimental methods” (p. 71).…”

Evaluation and the Framing of Race

“…Researchers like Kahneman and Tversky (Kahneman, 2011) analyzed biases in everyday thinking. Campbell and Stanley devised a scheme to arrive at causal inferences by identifying potential biases and mitigating their effects (House, 2011). Scriven pursued his conception of evaluation by looking for biases that might affect outcomes.…”

“…Such pressures sometimes distort the findings. I've discussed these biases elsewhere and suggested ways to deal with them (House, 2011).…”

How Does Accreditation Fit Into the Picture?

“…Despite attempts by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to establish an accrediting body, in the end it was the AACSB that became the main one for accounting education (Van Wyhe, ). Accounting education is usually in business schools, and its “professional enculturation” is relevant to evaluation (see Chelimsky, ; Cousins, ; Fetterman & Wandersman, ; House, ; Patton, ).…”