Evidence-based policy:a realist perspective

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pawson Ray 1948-
Published: SAGE,
Publisher Address: London Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xi, 196 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1412910595 (cased)
9781412910590 (cased)
1412910609 (pbk.)
9781412910606 (pbk.)
Index Number: D0
CLC: D0-03
Call Number: D0-03/P339
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index.
Evidence-based policy : the promise of systematic review -- Realist methodology : the building blocks of evidence -- Systematic obfuscation : a critical analysis of the meta-analytic approach -- Realist synthesis : new protocols for systematic review -- Reviewing implementation processes : Megan's Law -- Reviewing inner mechanisms : youth mentoring -- Reviewing outer contexts : naming and shaming -- Conclusion: Flying 'the tattered flag of enlightenment'.