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Campbell's law: a standalone construct

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Program evaluation

the claim that the more a quantitative social indicator is used for decisions, the more it will be corrupted and distort the process it tracks.

In program evaluation, Campbell's law refers to the claim that the more a quantitative social indicator is used for decisions, the more it will be corrupted and distort the process it tracks. This meaning comes from Campbell (1979) in Evaluation and Program Planning.[1]

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References

Campbell, D. T. (1979). Assessing the impact of planned social change. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(79)90048-x

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