Doing realist research /
Doing realist research /
edited by Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan and Sonia Dalkin.
- xiv, 251 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index.
1. The middle-range methodology of realist evaluation: Forty years with Realist Ray and their unintended consequences, an affectionate and unfinished middle-range story / Nick Tilley -- 2. Making up mechanisms in realist research / Malcolm Williams -- 3. Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research / Gill Westhorp -- 4. Making claims using realist methods / Brad Astbury -- 5. Theory and realist methods / Sam Van Belle -- 6. Researching complex large-scale nested interventions / David Byrne -- 7. Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes / Richard Byng -- 8. Data gathering in realist reviews: Looking for needles in haystacks / Geoff Wong -- 9. Scoping and searching to support realist approaches / Simon Briscoe -- 10. Evidence from realist research, its influence and impact / Annette Boaz -- 11. Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence / Mike Kelly -- 12. Realist memorabilia / Ray Pawson.
9781473977884 RM462.40 1473977886
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Research--Methodology.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index.
1. The middle-range methodology of realist evaluation: Forty years with Realist Ray and their unintended consequences, an affectionate and unfinished middle-range story / Nick Tilley -- 2. Making up mechanisms in realist research / Malcolm Williams -- 3. Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research / Gill Westhorp -- 4. Making claims using realist methods / Brad Astbury -- 5. Theory and realist methods / Sam Van Belle -- 6. Researching complex large-scale nested interventions / David Byrne -- 7. Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes / Richard Byng -- 8. Data gathering in realist reviews: Looking for needles in haystacks / Geoff Wong -- 9. Scoping and searching to support realist approaches / Simon Briscoe -- 10. Evidence from realist research, its influence and impact / Annette Boaz -- 11. Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence / Mike Kelly -- 12. Realist memorabilia / Ray Pawson.
9781473977884 RM462.40 1473977886
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Research--Methodology.