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The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice

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By (author): Martyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersleys provocative new text interrogates the complex relationship between research, policymaking and practice, against the background of the evidence-based practice movement. Addressing a series of probing questions, this book reflects on the challenge posed by the idea that social research can directly serve policymaking and practice.

Key questions explored include:

- Is scientific research evidence-based?

- What counts as evidence for evidence-based practice?

- Is social measurement possible, and is it necessary?

- What are the criteria by which qualitative research should be judged?

The book also discusses the case for action research, the nature of systematic reviews, proposals for interpretive reviews, and the process of qualitative synthesis.

Highly readable and undeniably relevant, this book is a valuable resource for both academics and professionals involved with research.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 480g
  • Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Mar 2013
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780857029652

About Martyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersley is an emeritus professor of educational and social research at The Open University UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books including (with Paul Atkinson) Ethnography: Principles in Practice (fourth edition Routledge 2019) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method (Routledge 1989) The Politics of Social Research (SAGE 1995) Reading Ethnographic Research (second edition Longman 1997) Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge 2000) Educational Research Policymaking and Practice (London Paul Chapman/SAGE 2002) Questioning Qualitative Inquiry (SAGE 2008) Methodology Who Needs It? (SAGE 2011) The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice (SAGE 2013) The Limits of Social Science (SAGE 2014) and The Concept of Culture (Palgrave Macmillan 2019). Website: http://martynhammersley.wordpress.com/

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