Describe the Nonpositivist Approach to Evaluation Research

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Essay

Describe the nonpositivist approach to evaluation research. Discuss as many of the assumptions of this approach as you can and compare them with the assumptions that positivists might make. How does all this relate to the "politics of evaluation research"

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Definitions:

Activity Cost Pools

A method in activity-based costing that aggregates all indirect costs associated with a particular activity, allowing for more precise allocation of overheads to products or services.

Organization-Sustaining Activities

Activities that are carried out regardless of which customers are served, which products are produced, how many batches are run, or how many units are made.

First-Stage Allocations

The process of assigning overhead costs to different departments or cost pools as a first step in allocating costs to individual products or services.

ABC System

Refers to Activity-Based Costing System, a method of assigning costs to products or services based on the resources they consume.