| ISBN | 9780199841622 |
| Call Number | H97 .C37 2012 |
| Author | Cartwright, Nancy. |
| Title | Evidence-based policy : a practical guide to doing it better / Nancy Cartwright and Jeremy Hardie. |
| Imprint | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. |
| Physical | ix, 196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content | Part one : Getting started: From "It worked there" to "It will work Here" -- I.A: What's in this book and why -- I.B: The theory that backs up what we say -- Part two: Paving the road from "There" to "Here" -- II: Support factors: Causal cakes and their ingredients -- II.B: Causal roles: Shared and unshared -- Part theree: Strategies for finding what you need to know -- III.A: Where we are and where we are going -- III.B: Four strategies -- Part four: RCTs, evidence-ranking schemes, and fidelity -- IV.A: Where we are and where we are going -- IV.B: What are RCTs good for? -- IV.C: Evidence-ranking schemes, adivce guides, and choosing effective policies -- IV.D: Fidelity -- Part five: Deliberation is not second best -- V.A: Where we are and where are going -- V.B: Centralization and discretion. |
| Subject | Policy sciences. (30) |
| | Policy sciences -- Evaluation. |
| | Human services -- Planning. |
| | Human services -- Evaluation. |
| Added Entry | Hardie, Jeremy. |
| Holding | LIC |
