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This book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods:
- Outlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;
- Giving worked examples from social science and other fields;
- Applying the practice to all social science disciplines;
- It requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;
- Drawing on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others.
- Including 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.
This book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods:
- Outlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;
- Giving worked examples from social science and other fields;
- Applying the practice to all social science disciplines;
- It requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;
- Drawing on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others.
- Including 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.
Helen Roberts 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&D at Barnardos. Her most recent book is What Works for Children (ed) with Di McNeish and Tony Newman.
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
Chapter 1: Why do we need systematic reviews?
Chapter 2: Starting the review: Refining the question and defining the boundaries.
Chapter 3: What sorts of studies do I include in the review? Deciding on the review's inclusion / exclusion criteria.
Chapter 4: How to find the studies: The literature search.
Chapter 5: How to appraise the studies: An introduction to assessing study quality.
Chapter 6: Synthesising the evidence.
Chapter 7: Exploring heterogeneity and publication bias.
Chapter 8: Disseminating the review.
Chapter 9: Systematic reviews: Urban myths and fairy tales.
Glossary.
Appendix 1: The review process (and some questions to ask before starting a review).
Appendix 2: MOOSE Guidelines.
Appendix 3: Example of flow diagram from a systematic review.
Appendix 4: Example data extraction form.
Appendix 5: Variations in the quality of systematic reviews.
Bibliography.
Index.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781405121101 |
| ISBN-10: | 1405121106 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Roberts, Helen
Petticrew, Mark |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 235 x 157 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Helen Roberts (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.10.2005 |
| Gewicht: | 0,666 kg |