Would anybody like to contribute more examples? Send to me, and I'll post
to the Evaluation list
Thanks,
Pete Farruggio
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From: Jane Davidson [SMTP:Jane.Davidson@WMICH.EDU]
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>"I've been looking for a good example (preferably from evaluation) where
>one or more evaluators or researchers have gone into an unfamiliar
>cultural context and, due to their preconceptions/lack of understanding
>of the culture, have missed something really fundamental and ended up
>drawing erroneous conclusions. I feel sure there must be a really
>classic example of this out there, preferably one that is well known.
>Can anyone help?"
>From: Thurman Williams <thurmanw@uark.edu>
>Anthropology has several, the "Green Revolution" in Mexico in the 70's (the
>corn developed by U.S. researchers was horrible for tortillas), there was a
>case in Australia involving toilet use by aboriginal women working in a
>factory (aboriginal women would not use them for fear of getting pregnant,
>leading to MORE health problems), "Shakespeare in the Bush," is a great
>one.
>
>Marvin Harris at the University of Florida is a great resource.
>
>
>
>Thurman Williams
>Field Director
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>
>Survey Research Center
>123 Hotz Hall
>University of Arkansas
>Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
>501.575.5589
>501.575.4222
>thurmanw@uark.edu <mailto:thurmanw@uark.edu>
>
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