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Informationen zum Autor Given my job title, it will come as no surprise that my main interest lies in research methodology. This does not quite bracket me with the technical nerds, however, for I have written widely on the philosophy and practice of research, covering methods qualitative and quantitative, pure and applied, contemporaneous and historical. There is a common 'realist' thread underlying every word, albeit a modest, middle-range, empirically-rich kind of realism. Klappentext Always engaging and relentlessly pushing the boundaries, this is a must-read from a pioneer in realist research. 'The Science of Evaluation deserves to be widely read and discussed. In a literature that often struggles to be lucid, accessible and engaging, writing with clarity, honesty and passion, Pawson thoughtfully outlines how evaluation research can embrace a realist perspective without fearing it will lose its methodological ardour' Zusammenfassung Always engaging and relentlessly pushing the boundaries! this is a must-read from a pioneer in realist research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: The Armchair Methodologist and the Jobbing Researcher PART ONE: PRECURSORS AND PRINCIPLES Precursors: From the Library of Ray Pawson First Principles: A Realist Diagnostic Workshop PART TWO: THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEXITY - DROWNING OR WAVING? A Complexity Checklist Contested Complexity Informed Guesswork: The Realist Response to Complexity PART THREE: TOWARDS EVALUATION SCIENCE Invisible Mechanisms I: The Long Road to Behavioural Change Invisible Mechanisms II: Clinical Interventions as Social Interventions Synthesis as Science: The Bumpy Road to Legislative Change Conclusion: A Mutually Monitoring, Disputatious Community of Truth Seekers
