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Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy
Committee On The Use Of Social Science Knowledge In Public Policy; Center For Education; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Na
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Description for Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy
Paperback. Editor(s): Prewitt, Kenneth; Schwandt, Thomas A.; Straf, Miron L. Num Pages: 122 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy encourages scientists to think differently about the use of scientific evidence in policy making. This report investigates why scientific evidence is important to policy making and argues that an extensive body of research on knowledge utilization has not led to any widely accepted explanation of what it means to use science in public policy. Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy identifies the gaps in our understanding and develops a framework for a new field of research to fill those gaps.
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- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why This Report Now
- 3 The Use of Research Knowledge: Current Scholarship
- 4 Research on the Use of Science in Policy: A Framework
- 5 The Next Generation of Researchers and Practitioners
- References
- Appendix A: Selected Major Social Science Research Methods: Overview
- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309261616
SKU
V9780309261616
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