{"product_id":"doing-realist-research-9781473977891","title":"Doing Realist Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNot 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt will help readers:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- Negotiate the complexity of relational systems\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- Understand the importance and relevance of cumulative theory\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- Address concerns over data sources and quality\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- Be flexible and creative in realist approaches \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e- Produce useful evidence for policy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSophisticated and globally minded, this book is the perfect addition to the ongoing development and application of realist methods across evaluation, synthesis, and soc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the book the realist community has been asking for. It offers \"tricks of the realist trade\", with useful tips for realist researchers and evaluators in areas from eliciting program theory and data gathering to understanding mechanisms. Reading the book is like eavesdropping on leaders in the field as they discuss each others’ work, and indicate future directions for realist approaches. -- Emma Williams\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a feast to read and work with. With hands-on advice about realist methods, utilization and fieldwork as well as in-depth discussions around mechanisms, theories, and  epistemology, it deserves a very warm welcome from realist  and social researchers alike. -- Frans L. Leeuw\u003cbr\u003eI wish all social science researchers would read this book – and then think much more carefully about the way they design and enact research studies.  It sets out clearly the ideas of realistic or theory-driven evaluation, and brings together great wisdom and experience in doing such evaluations in practice. \u003cbr\u003e -- Kieran Walshe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book successfully combines cutting-edge accounts of the application of realist research with important discussions about its scope. Its appeal is enhanced by the inclusion of significant reflections on the development and current state of play of realist enquiry. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Sam Porter\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers stimulating analyses of the development and application of a realist approach to evaluation, evidence synthesis, and empirical research generally. With illustrations from projects in which they have been involved, the authors illuminate key methodological topics, from the nature of causal mechanisms to the task of \"impacting\" on policymaking. Anyone with an interest in this approach, and especially in putting it into practice, will find the book essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e -- Martyn Hammersley\u003cbr\u003eThis important book provides detailed, practical advice on using realist theories and methods in program evaluation and social research. In particular, it is pathbreaking in demonstrating the value of integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches in realist research. -- Joseph Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoing Realist Research \u003c\/em\u003ecombines the foundations of the realist methodology with the very latest thinking in the application, and development, of the approach. From understanding mechanisms, and the formulation of programme theories, to understanding the role of complexity, and conducting economic evaluations. This engaging, easy to read book provides comprehensive advice and guidance for novices and experts alike. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Christina Cooper\u003cbr\u003eThe clear explanations of Programme Theories, Contexts and Mechanisms enable the novice realist researcher to understand the methodology and design their study effectively. There were a number of helpful hints presented, such as the online PubVenn tool that graphically represents the fruits of a literature search.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a must-have text-book for researchers undertaking a Realist Synthesis or a Realist Evaluation study, particularly masters and doctoral students -- Kate Jack * https:\/\/www.nursingtimes.net\/opinion\/book-reviews\/doing-realist-research\/7026357.article *\u003cbr\u003eIn using this book to inform my own research, in both public health and education, it was debates around the conceptualization of mechanisms (a central tenet in realist research), and the role of mechanisms within complex interventions and complex social environments which most captured my interest. These early chapters embody Campbell’s (1998) ‘disputative body of scholars’ as the widely accepted definition of mechanism is challenged, debated, and adapted to meet the needs of the research presented -- Christina Cooper * International Journal of Research \u0026amp; Method in Education *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Doing realist evaluation, synthesis and research - Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan, and Sonia Dalkin Chapter 1: The middle range methodology of realist evaluation - Nick Tilley Chapter 2: Making up mechanisms in realist research - Malcolm Williams     Realists need mechanisms, so what are they?    The epistemology and ontology of mechanisms    Measurement and evidence    Some mechanisms Chapter 3: Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research - Gill Westhorp    Constructs of mechanism    Mechanisms in evaluation    Open systems    Alternate constructs of mechanism    Powers and liabilities    Interactions    Processes    Reasoning and resources    Multiple constructs of mechanism    Mechanisms and the context-mechanism relationship Chapter 4: Making claims using realist methods - Brad Astbury    Historical context    Conducting realist evaluation: an illustration    The set-up    Enter middle-range theory    Tricks of the realist trade Chapter 5: Theory and realist methods - Bruno Marchal, Guy Kegels and Sara Van Belle    Using realist evaluation in HPSR in low-resource settings    With which theory to start?    How to elicit the initial programme theory Chapter 6: Researching complex large scale nested interventions - David Byrne    Large scale interventions    Defining boundaries    Traces of the conditions of a system Chapter 7: Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes - Rob Anderson, Rebecca Hardwick, Mark Pearson, and Richard Byng    What are realist evaluations?    What are economic evaluations?    How are they different from realist evaluation?    Measurement vs explanation\/theory-building    Creating localised vs generalizable knowledge    What would more explanatory economic evaluation look like?    Programme theories of cost-effectiveness – a worked example    Refining the theories of cost-effectiveness Chapter 8: Data gathering for realist reviews - Geoff Wong    Gathering data    Relevant data    Programme theory    Rigour, data ‘quality’ and more... Chapter 9: Scoping and searching to support realist approaches - Andrew Booth, Judy Wright and Simon Briscoe     The \"realist search\" and synthesis    Complementary searching techniques    The role of the information specialist in supporting realist approaches    Elements of a “realist search”    Sources of programme theories Chapter 10: Evidence from realist research, its influence and impact - Mark Monaghan and Annette Boaz     Impact debates    The emergence of the systematic review    Considering the emergence and reach of realist review    Some provisional lessons from and for realist review    Analysing impact Chapter 11: Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence - Mike Kelly     EBM, clinical medicine and public health    Epistemic shifts    Developing the evidence base and guidelines in public health in practice    Guideline development    Realism and EBM meet realpolitik Chapter 12: Realist memorabilia - Ray Pawson    The test of time    CMO revisited    Utilisation","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739584737623,"sku":"9781473977891","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473977891.jpg?v=1720052662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doing-realist-research-9781473977891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}