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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.ResourceHow to design an M&E framework for a policy research project
This Methods Lab guidance note focuses on the designing and structuring of a monitoring and evaluation framework for policy research projecResource‘Context Matters’ framework for improving evidence use: what do policymakers and practitioners think about it?
This blog introduces the 'Context Matters' framework - a living tool that builds on and contributes to learning and thinking on evidence-informed policy making, by providing a lens through which to examine the context (internal and externalResourceSuccessful public policy: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand
This book is a collection of 20 examples of successful public policies in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to reset the agenda for teaching, research and dialogue on public policy performance.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.ResourceFive ways to celebrate 2015 - the International Year of Evaluation!
Welcome to the International Year of Evaluation!Blog4 tips for planning your policy research M&E
In this guest blog post, Tiina Pasanen, from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), lays out four key ideas to keep in mind when designing an M&E framework for a policy research projectBlogAnalyzing 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.ResourceMeta-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.MethodMaking a difference: M&E of policy research
The paper presents examples and approaches on conducting M&E of policy research from the current experience of a range of research institutes, think tanks and funding bodies.ResourceTools for policy impact: A handbook for researchers
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), as part of its Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme, has been looking at the links between research and policy for several years.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 researchResourcePublic impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.ResourceEvaluations that make a difference
This collection gathers eight stories from around the world about evaluations that have made a difference to the lives of people.Resource