Doing realist research / edited by Nick Emmel, Joanne Greenhalgh, Ana Manzano, Mark Monaghan and Sonia Dalkin.

Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoLos Angeles : Sage, 2018.
Descriptionxiv, 251 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from SAGE Research Methods Core
Subjects
Social sciences--Research. --Methodology.
Research--Methodology.

Other author/creatorEmmel, Nick.
Other author/creatorGreenhalgh, Joanne.
Other author/creatorManzano, Ana.
Other author/creatorMonaghan, Mark.
Other author/creatorDalkin, Sonia.
Contents 1. The middle-range methodology of realist evaluation: Forty years with Realist Ray and their unintended consequences, an affectionate and unfinished middle-range story / Nick Tilley -- 2. Making up mechanisms in realist research / Malcolm Williams -- 3. Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research / Gill Westhorp -- 4. Making claims using realist methods / Brad Astbury -- 5. Theory and realist methods / Sam Van Belle -- 6. Researching complex large-scale nested interventions / David Byrne -- 7. Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-effectiveness of programmes / Richard Byng -- 8. Data gathering in realist reviews: Looking for needles in haystacks / Geoff Wong -- 9. Scoping and searching to support realist approaches / Simon Briscoe -- 10. Evidence from realist research, its influence and impact / Annette Boaz -- 11. Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence / Mike Kelly -- 12. Realist memorabilia / Ray Pawson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017960434
ISBN9781473977891 (paperback)
ISBN1473977894 (paperback)
ISBN9781473977884 (hardback)
ISBN1473977886 (hardcover)

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