Doing Realist Research
eBook - ePub

Doing Realist Research

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Doing Realist Research

About this book

Bringing together leading theorists, researchers and policy makers with expertise in using realist methods, this book is a definitive guide to putting realist methodologies into practice.

Not just an overview of the field, this book looks to extend current debates and apply realist methods to new and practical challenges in social research. Featuring practical, worked examples of how to turn theory into evidence, it empowers readers not just to understand realist methods, but to use them.

It will help readers:

- Negotiate the complexity of relational systems

- Understand the importance and relevance of cumulative theory

- Address concerns over data sources and quality

- Be flexible and creative in realist approaches   

- Produce useful evidence for policy.

Sophisticated and globally minded, this book is the perfect addition to the ongoing development and application of realist methods across evaluation, synthesis, and social research.  

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Yes, you can access Doing Realist Research by Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan, Sonia Dalkin, Nick Emmel,Joanne Greenhalgh,Ana Manzano,Mark Monaghan,Sonia Dalkin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Science Research & Methodology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Illustration List
  9. Table List
  10. Author Biographies
  11. Introduction Doing realist evaluation, synthesis and research
  12. 1 The Middle-Range Methodology of Realist Evaluation Forty years with Realist Ray and their unintended consequences, an affectionate and unfinished middle-range story
  13. 2 Making up Mechanisms in Realist Research
  14. 3 Understanding Mechanisms in Realist Evaluation and Research
  15. 4 Making Claims Using Realist Methods
  16. 5 Theory and Realist Methods
  17. 6 Researching Complex Large-Scale Nested Interventions
  18. 7 Using Realist Approaches to Explain the Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Programmes
  19. 8 Data Gathering in Realist ReviewsLooking for needles in haystacks
  20. 9 Scoping and Searching to Support Realist Approaches
  21. 10 Evidence from Realist Research, its Influence and Impact
  22. 11 Realist Research, Guidelines and the Politics of Evidence
  23. 12 Realist Memorabilia
  24. References
  25. Index