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What can systematic reviews do for policy ? Mark Newman

What can systematic reviews do for policy ? Mark Newman . Will it Work in Scotland ?  Systematic Reviews and Policy Transfer for Scotland Edinburgh 15 March 2010. The EPPI-Centre is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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What can systematic reviews do for policy ? Mark Newman

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  1. What can systematic reviews do for policy ? Mark Newman Will it Work in Scotland?  Systematic Reviews and Policy Transfer for Scotland Edinburgh 15 March 2010 The EPPI-Centre is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London

  2. Social Science Research Unit Five streams of work: • Childhood Studies • Evaluation of Social Interventions • Sexual Health, Reproduction and Social Exclusion • Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre • Perspectives, Participation and Research http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/

  3. Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating (EPPI) Centre Conducting reviews since 1993 In health promotion, education, social care, crime, transport, work and pensions Support and tools for review groups: Education (25 groups, 70+ reviews), criminology, employment, speech and language, social care EPPI-Reviewer software Formal links with Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations Methodological work, e.g. Methods for Research Synthesis Node of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Short courses and Masters course in evidence for public policy and practice On-line libraries of research evidence

  4. Recent Policy Funders

  5. Good policy Coles J (2010) Making policy happen: Improving practice in the DCSF. DCSF Research Conference 2010. The use of evidence in policy development and delivery. London 9February 2010 QEII Conference centre

  6. What’s the problem with the evidence base? The essential need in other words is the improvement of the methods and conditions of debate, discussion and persuasion – that is the problem of the public. This improvement ….. Depends essentially upon freeing and perfecting the process of inquiry and dissemination of their conclusions” (p204) John Dewey (1927) The public and its problems. New York. H.Holt

  7. The trouble with research

  8. Example: The factors influencing accidental injury in young people

  9. Solution the traditional review of research….. And its problems

  10. Systematic review technology What is the question? Theories and assumptions in the review question What data are available? Search strategy Selection criteria Quality assessment What are the patterns in the data? Phenomenon, intervention, outcomes and participant characteristics How does integrating the data answer the question? To address the question (including theory testing or development). What new research questions emerge? How robust is the synthesis? For quality, sensitivity, coherence & relevance. What is the result? What does the result mean? (conclusions) Cooper, H.M. (1982) Scientific Guidelines for Conducting Integrative Research Reviews Review Of Educational Research 52; 291 See also: Popay et al. (2006) Guidance on the Conduct of Narrative Synthesis in Systematic Reviews. Lancaster: Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University. http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/nssr/research.htm

  11. An example:

  12. SR processes lead to many different types of products

  13. Systematic reviews.. The bad bits

  14. A strategic approach to generating evidence DCMS CASE Programme Evidence strategy

  15. Thank you • EPPI-Centre website http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/ CASE Programme http://www.culture.gov.uk/case/case.html

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