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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. For social scientists in a number of specialized fields, whether established scholars or Ph.D. students, Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy shows how to bring their expertise to bear on the study of using science to inform public policy. More generally, this report will be of special interest to scientists who want to see their research used in policy making, offering guidance on what is required beyond producing quality research, beyond tra

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1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Why This Report Now; 5 3 The Use of Research Knowledge: Current Scholarship; 6 4 Research on the Use of Science in Policy: A Framework; 7 5 The Next Generation of Researchers and Practitioners; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Selected Major Social Science Research Methods: Overview; 10 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy

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      Publisher National Academies Press
      Published 1 December 2012
      ISBN-13 9780309261616
      978-0309261616
      ISBN-10 0309261619
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society Society and Social Sciences

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      Book Synopsis
      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. For social scientists in a number of specialized fields, whether established scholars or Ph.D. students, Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy shows how to bring their expertise to bear on the study of using science to inform public policy. More generally, this report will be of special interest to scientists who want to see their research used in policy making, offering guidance on what is required beyond producing quality research, beyond tra

      Table of Contents
      1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Why This Report Now; 5 3 The Use of Research Knowledge: Current Scholarship; 6 4 Research on the Use of Science in Policy: A Framework; 7 5 The Next Generation of Researchers and Practitioners; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Selected Major Social Science Research Methods: Overview; 10 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

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