Evidence-Based Policy - Couverture souple

Pawson, Ray

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412910609 ISBN 13 : 9781412910606

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Author Ray Pawson presents a devastating critique of the dominant approach to systematic review - namely the 'meta-analytic' approach as sponsored by the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations. In its place is commended an approach that he terms 'realist synthesis'. On this vision, the real purpose of systematic review is better to understand program theory, so that policies can be properly targeted and developed to counter an ever-changing landscape of social problems.

The book will be essential reading for all those who loved (or loathed) the arguments developed in Realistic Evaluation (Sage, 1997). It offers a complete blueprint for research synthesis, supported by detailed illustrations and worked examples from across the policy waterfront.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Given my job title, it will come as no surprise that my main interest lies in research methodology. This does not quite bracket me with the technical nerds, however, for I have written widely on the philosophy and practice of research, covering methods qualitative and quantitative, pure and applied, contemporaneous and historical. There is a common 'realist' thread underlying every word, albeit a modest, middle-range, empirically-rich kind of realism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412910609
• ISBN 13: 9781412910606
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible