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To What Extent Do the Characteristics of the Object of Evaluation Influence the Choice of Epistemological Framework? The Case of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

Alys Young

Human Communication and Deafness Group, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Helen Tattersall

Human Communication and Deafness Group, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Kai Uus

Human Communication and Deafness Group, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

John Bamford

Human Communication and Deafness Group, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Wendy McCracken

Human Communication and Deafness Group, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

In this article, the authors explore the role that characteristics and circumstances attendant on the object of an evaluation might play in the choice of epistemological framework underpinning research design. They consider examples from the consumer-focused evaluation of the introduction of universal newborn hearing screening in England. In particular, they look at how screen-and program-specific issues exerted influence at the levels of epistemology and method, arguing that these choices are not simply a product of values and questions that underpinned one kind of approach to knowledge production in comparison with another.

Key Words: evaluation • consumers • hearing • screening • deaf

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 14, No. 6, 866-874 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304265971
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