{"product_id":"systematic-reviews-in-the-social-sciences-a-practical-guide-hardcover-1","title":"Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Petticrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed knowledge. The systematic review is a scientific tool that can help with this difficult task. It can help, for example, with appraising, summarising, and communicating the results and implications of otherwise unmanageable quantities of data. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOutlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGiving worked examples from social science and other fields;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplying the practice to all social science disciplines;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrawing on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncluding detailed sections on assessing the quality of both quantitative, and qualitative research; searching for evidence in the social sciences;\u003cbr\u003e meta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed knowledge. The systematic review is a scientific tool that can help with this difficult task. It can help, for example, with appraising, summarising, and communicating the results and implications of otherwise unmanageable quantities of data. This is important because quite often there are so many studies, and their results are often so conflicting, that no policymaker or practitioner could possibly carry out this task themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSystematic review methods have been widely used in health care, and are becoming increasingly common in the social sciences (fostered, for example, by the work of the Campbell Collaboration). This book outlines the rationale and methods of systematic reviews, giving worked examples from social science and other fields. It requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage. It draws on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes detailed sections on assessing the quality of both quantitative, and qualitative research; searching for evidence in the social sciences; meta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Petticrew\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate director of the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow, Co-ordinator of the ESRC Centre for Evidence-Based Public Health Policy, and has written widely on systematic reviews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a social scientist, and professor of Child Health at City University, where she leads the Child Health Research and Policy Unit. Until 2001 she was Head of R\u0026amp;D at Barnardos. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eWhat Works for Children\u003c\/i\u003e (ed) with Di McNeish and Tony Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.26 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385407193337,"sku":"9781405121101","price":172.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VElRUkJqQnM3Ym1MQWxRVTdhMGdvUT09_0ab3878e-c61c-47d3-bdd4-72110505a505.webp?v=1770177107","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/systematic-reviews-in-the-social-sciences-a-practical-guide-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}