Search Results - subject:"Evidence‐based"

FoolWatch: A Case study of econometric analysis and evidenced-based-policy making in the Australian Government

Harding, Don - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The decision to introduce a national FuelWatch scheme provides a timely case study of `evidence-based- policy' making … of itself is unimportant. The important issues here relate to the integrity of the government's `evidence-based' approach … `evidence based policy' making in the United Kingdom (UK) raises doubts about such claims. The UK experience led to the term …

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FoolWatch - Further Discussion of Econometric Analysis Undertaken By ACCC

Harding, Don - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Using data supplied by InformedSources I find additional flaws in the ACCC analysis of FuelWatch. First, the drop in petrol prices that is so visually convincing in the ACCC chart S1 is in fact an artifact of the method of data construction and can be attributed primarily to increases in prices...

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Utilizing Information Technology Tools to Provide Affordable Access to Evidence -based Resources in the Developing World

Atreja, Ashish; Dwivedi, Ranjan - eSocialSciences - 2008

This paper will is a review of the development of the virtual health sciences libraries. Virtual/digital libraries provide full text access to selected journals and books. Since, the needs of researchers and academicians cannot be met from any single source of information, integrating RSS with...

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Evidence‐based practice, healthcare delivery and information management : A contemporary case study

Isetta, Marco - In: Aslib Proceedings 60 (2008) 6, pp. 619-641

Purpose – The evidence‐based practice (EBP) model appears to have established itself as the principal change driver and …

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Evidenzbasierte Rehabilitation - zwischen Standardisierung und Individualisierung : vom 3. bis 5. März 2008 in Bremen ; Tagungsband

Buschmann-Steinhage, Rolf (contributor) - 2008 - Sonderausg. der DRV

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¬A guide to evidence-based group work

Macgowan, Mark J. - 2008 - 1. ed.

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Helping victims of violent crime : assessment, treatment, and evidence-based practice

Green, Diane L.; Roberts, Albert R. - 2008

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Why is integrating policy assessment so hard? A comparative analysis of the institutional capacities and constraints

Turnpenny, John; Nilsson, Måns; Russel, Duncan; … - In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 51 (2008) 6, pp. 759-775

Widely advocated as a means to make policy making more integrated, policy assessment remains weakly integrated in practice. But explanations for this shortfall, such as lack of staff training and resources, ignore more fundamental institutional factors. This paper identifies institutional...

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Social work in the UK: a testing ground for trialists

Macdonald, Geraldine - In: Journal of Children's Services 3 (2008) 1, pp. 27-39

This article examines the history of social work research within the UK from a perspective of evidence‐based practice … evidence‐based practice and the education and training of qualifying and post‐qualifying social workers, including postgraduate …

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Implementing child mental health interventions in service settings: lessons from three pragmatic randomised controlled trials in Wales

Hutchings, Judy; Bywater, Tracey; Eames, Catrin; Martin, Pam - In: Journal of Children's Services 3 (2008) 2, pp. 17-27

This article reports on three pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to help children at risk of conduct disorder (CD): two involved the Incredible Years (IY) BASIC parent programme and the other concerned the IY teacher programme. All three interventions took place in regular service...

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