{"product_id":"9781405121101","title":"Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences A Practical Guide","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSystematic Reviews in the Social Sciences\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practical Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Petticrew | Helen Roberts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Statistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed knowledge. The systematic review is a scientific tool that can help with this difficult task. It can help, for example, with appraising, summarising, and communicating the results and implications of otherwise unmanageable quantities of data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGiving worked examples from social science and other fields;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplying the practice to all social science disciplines;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrawing on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncluding detailed sections on assessing the quality of both quantitative, and qualitative research; searching for evidence in the social sciences;\u003cbr\u003emeta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMark Petticrew\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate director of the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow, Co-ordinator of the ESRC Centre for Evidence-Based Public Health Policy, and has written widely on systematic reviews.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u0026amp;D at Barnardos. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eWhat Works for Children\u003c\/i\u003e (ed) with Di McNeish and Tony Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 December 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405121101\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e354\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315470397580,"sku":"9781405121101","price":85.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121101.jpg?v=1780283427","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405121101","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}