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Filter search resultsRealist synthesis: an introduction
This guide, written by Ray Pawson, Trisha Greenhalgh, Gill Harvey and Kieran Walshe for the ESRC Research Methods Programme, provides an introduction to using realist synthesiResourceLearning from research: Systematic reviews for informing policy decisions
This guide from the Alliance for Useful Evidence is an introduction to systematic review and the necessary steps that should be considered as a part of the process.ResourceMethods for conducting systematic reviews
This guide, from the EPPI-Centre, looks at the processes involved when conducting Systematic Reviews. Covering the key steps involved, the guide focuses on four&nbResourceIntroducing systematic reviews
This is Chapter 1 of the book An Introduction to Systematic Reviews.ResourceAnalyzing cause and effect in environmental assessments: Using weighted evidence from the literature
This article describes the Eco Evidence analysis framework, a type of causal criteria analysis that uses available evidence to assess support for a hypothesis.ResourceChallenges for evidence-based environmental management: What is acceptable and sufficient evidence of causation?
This paper explores the use of the Eco Evidence framework in answering the question "what is acceptable and sufficient evidence of causation?" in environmental assessments.ResourceGuidance on M&E for civil society programs
This guide from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID) is aimed at program managers who have responsibility forResourceMeta-analysis
Meta-analysis is a statistical method for combining numeric evidence from experimental (and sometimes quasi-experimental studies) to produce a weighted average effect size.MethodMonitoring the composition and evolution of the research networks of the CGIAR research program on roots, tubers and bananas (RTB)
This Brief provides an example of how Social Network Analysis (SNA) can be used, in the context of agricultural research.ResourceThe structure and function of complex networks
The article provides an overview of types and characteristics of networks, as well as models for analyzing how complex networks function.ResourceSystematic reviews
This video lecture given by Dr Philip Davies for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) provides guidance for using a comprehensive systematic review to present the balance of researchResourceNet-Map toolbox
This website provides a detailed overview of the uses of the Net-Map tool which has been designed for influence mapping of social networks.Resource