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Reviews
"... excellent ... an intelligent and enjoyable state-of-the-art review of the issues involved in doing research to inform policy and practice." Dr Gordon Marshall, Chief Executive, Economic and Social Research Council
"... extremely valuable ... It serves as useful material for teachers ofevaluation or policy analysis, and for those educating future evidence-based practitioners. Managers within statutory and non-statutory agencies will also find much of value." New Zealand Journal of Social Policy
"This bookprovides a significant contribution to the debate over how evidence can help provide more effective and efficient public services." Social Policy Focus Jan 01. "Health and social care managers, practitioners, educators and academics will find the book timely and inexpensive." Journal of Health Organization & Management "... a very good book." Higher Education Review "... interesting and informative ... should be widely read and prescribed in social policy classes." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
"Evidence-based policy is a key component of the government's modernisation agenda, and this book helpfully dissects what it means, in different policy contexts and in different research communities. There is a compelling call for a more eclectic and pluralist, while rigorous, approach to what constitutes 'evidence' which should be heard by policy makers and researchers alike." Sue Richards
"If anything is going to turn policy makers into 'smart users' of research evidence it is this book. It uncovers the difficult questions behind the commitment to 'evidence-based policy'. What counts as evidence? What do you do when you can't afford to act on it? Who do you trust when evidence conflicts? And how do you move into the future when data is gathered to support the past?" Graham Leicester
"...a must read for those interested in the evidence-based approach to social policy. Policy makers, practitioners, researchers and members of the media interested in the role of high-quality research on subsequent decisions should consider this book." Anthony Petrosino, American Academy of Arts & Sciences and Harvard University, USA
"Good, highly recommended reading." Lee Gregory, University of Birmingham.
Book Information
ISBN 9781861341914
Author Huw T.O. Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 396
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Policy Press