{"product_id":"systematic-reviews-in-the-social-mark-petticrew-9781405121101","title":"Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide","description":"Such 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOutlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGiving worked examples from social science and other fields;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplying the practice to all social science disciplines;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;\u003cbr\u003e \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.\u003cbr\u003e \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\u003e meta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Petticrew, Helen Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405121106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405121101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.24w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1808\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 95","brand":"Mark Petticrew","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980302844159,"sku":"9781405121101","price":93.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0714f58-e574-41a2-a08b-ca4dfd1117bb.jpg?v=1683249144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/systematic-reviews-in-the-social-mark-petticrew-9781405121101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}