The Myth of Research-Based Policy & Practice

by Martyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersley's provocative new text interrogates the complex relationship between research, policymaking and practice, against the background of the evidence-based practice movement. Addressing a series of probing questions, this book reflects on the challenge posed by the idea that social research can directly serve policymaking and practice. Key questions explored include: - Is scientific research evidence-based? - What counts as evidence for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857029665
• ISBN13: 9780857029669
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.4"