Debate recording: Patton vs Jackson on Systems Concepts in Evaluation

On February 27, 2023, the System in Evaluation Working Group of the European Evaluation Society sponsored a debate between Michael (Mike) C. Jackson and Michael Quinn Patton on Systems Concepts in Evaluation. The Debate was entitled: "In Search of a Golden Mean." The debate was stimulated by Patton's response to a critique of Systems Concepts as used in Evaluation. You can view the original critique and debate at: Using Systems Concepts for Evaluation...

Here are the segments of the debate:

00:00 Introduction by the European Evaluation Society
06:40 Mike C. Jackson (MCJ) overview of Critical Systems Practice
11:17 Michael Quinn Patton (MQP) overview of Systems Concepts in Evaluation
16:09 MCJ critique of Systems Concepts as used in evaluation.
21:12 MQP critique of Critical Systems Practice.
16:09 MCJ on the Golden Mean
21:12 MQP on the Golden Mean
35:35 Questions and Answers (Q&A)
50:45 Closing by the debate hosts