01085pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001900040245012100059260000900180300001600189362001200205520063100217650002100848650001900869773005100888180718b2008   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAhonen, Pertti  aUnderstanding evaluation in the social sector: two reflexive metaevaluation case studies inspired by Pierre Bourdieu  c2008  ap.1146-166.  aAug-Sep  aThe study covers evaluation in the social sector-with special reference to the European Union and its member states. the analysis is a non-technical metaevaluation based on Pierre Bourdieu's sociological concepts. The first of the two cases concerns the EU open method of coordination (OMC) in employment and social-protection policies, and the second is on international evaluation standards. In practice, evaluation hardly conforms to the ideal types and is deeply embedded in its structural and temporal contexts. Acknowledgement of this is crucial in the pursuance of better evaluation research and practice. - Reproduced.  aBourdieu, Pierre  aSocial welfare  aInternational Journal of Public Administration