ABSTRACT
The chapter deals with some of the problematics involved in debates around which criteria and standards of judgement are appropriate in making judgements about validity, and how they are used. These issues are problematic because they are always politically influenced. Making judgements about good quality involves the negotiation of value judgements, because the idea of ‘good’ is value laden, and what is ‘good’ for one person is not necessarily so for another. Legitimation is also a value-laden political act, and depends on issues such as:
• Who is making the judgement? • What criteria does that person use in making the judgement? • What standards of judgement does that person use? • Who decides who is entitled to make judgements?
