Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2110-1

Hardcover

354 pages

October 2005, Wiley-Blackwell

Other Available Formats: E-book

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Overview of systematic literature review methods;
Written by two highly-respected social scientists;
Outlines the rationale and methods of systematic reviews;
Gives worked examples from social science and other field;
Applies to all social science disciplines;
Requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage;
Draws on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others;
Includes detailed sections on assessing the quality of both quantitative, and qualitative research; searching for evidence in the social sciences;
meta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.