D. C. Phillips (PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia) is Professor Emeritus of Education, andby courtesy of Philosophy, at Stanford University, where he has also served as Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs and Interim Dean of the Schoolof Education. He was a member of the StanfordEvaluation Consortium (directed by Lee J.Cronbach), and for several years he led its trainingprogram in evaluation of educational and socialprograms.A philosopher of education and philosopherof social science educated in Australia, he is theauthor, coauthor, or editor of 13 books, whichbetween them have been trans...