Doing Realist Research. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan, Sonia Dalkin.
• Editors: Emmel, Nick; Greenhalgh, Joanne; Manzano, Ana; Monaghan, Mark; Dalkin, Sonia
• Contents: Introduction: Doing realist evaluation, synthesis and research - Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan, and Sonia Dalkin; Chapter 1: The middle range methodology of realist evaluation - Nick Tilley; Chapter 2: Making up mechanisms in realist research - Malcolm Williams; Realists need mechanisms, so what are they?; The epistemology and ontology of mechanisms; Measurement and evidence; Some mechanisms; Chapter 3: Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research - Gill Westhorp; Constructs of mechanism; Mechanisms in evaluation; Open systems; Alternate constructs of mechanism; Powers and liabilities; Interactions; Processes; Reasoning and resources; Multiple constructs of mechanism; Mechanisms and the context-mechanism relationship; Chapter 4: Making claims using realist methods - Brad Astbury; Historical context; Conducting realist evaluation: an illustration; The set-up; Enter middle-range theory; Tricks of the realist trade; Chapter 5: Theory and realist methods - Bruno Marchal, Guy Kegels and Sara Van Belle; Using realist evaluation in HPSR in low-resource settings; With which theory to start?; How to elicit the initial programme theory; Chapter 6: Researching complex large scale nested interventions - David Byrne; Large scale interventions; Defining boundaries; Traces of the conditions of a system; Chapter 7: Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes - Rob Anderson, Rebecca Hardwick, Mark Pearson, and Richard Byng; What are realist evaluations?; What are economic evaluations?; How are they different from realist evaluation?; Measurement vs explanation/theory-building; Creating localised vs generalizable knowledge; What would more explanatory economic evaluation look like?; Programme theories of cost-effectiveness – a worked example; Refining the theories of cost-effectiveness; Chapter 8: Data gathering for realist reviews - Geoff Wong; Gathering data; Relevant data; Programme theory; Rigour, data ‘quality’ and more; Chapter 9: Scoping and searching to support realist approaches - Andrew Booth, Judy Wright and Simon Briscoe; The "realist search" and synthesis; Complementary searching techniques; The role of the information specialist in supporting realist approaches; Elements of a “realist search”; Sources of programme theories; Chapter 10: Evidence from realist research, its influence and impact - Mark Monaghan and Annette Boaz; Impact debates; The emergence of the systematic review; Considering the emergence and reach of realist review; Some provisional lessons from and for realist review; Analysing impact; Chapter 11: Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence - Mike Kelly; EBM, clinical medicine and public health; Epistemic shifts; Developing the evidence base and guidelines in public health in practice; Guideline development; Realism and EBM meet realpolitik; Chapter 12: Realist memorabilia - Ray Pawson; The test of time; CMO revisited; Utilisation;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526451712; 1526451719
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