EPMA Professionals-Servants or Masters?

摘要

Insofar as the title of this piece might call for a straightforward answer, it seems obvious that EPMA professionals are servants. Viewed in this perspective, Paul E. Newton's (this issue) analysis is carefully balanced, in that it respects the complex history of the concerns of the professionals, whilst moving towards conclusions that place the needs of the users at the forefront. This is not to say that all responsibility for ensuring validity lies with the professionals. Indeed it follows from the clarifications proposed in this article that this responsibility is, and has to be, a shared one.