Cartwright, Nancy, Goldfinch, Andrew and Howick, Jeremy (2010) Evidence-based policy: where is our theory of evidence? Journal of children's services, 4 (4). pp. 6-14. ISSN 1746-6660
Abstract
This article critically analyses the concept of evidence in evidence-based policy, arguing that there is a key problem: there is no existing practicable theory of evidence, one which is philosophically-grounded and yet applicable for evidence-based policy. The article critically considers both philosophical accounts of evidence and practical treatments of evidence in evidence-based policy. It argues that both fail in different ways to provide a theory of evidence that is adequate for evidence-based policy. The article contributes to the debate about how evidence can and should be used to reduce contingency in science and in policy based on science.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.pierprofessional.com/jcsflyer/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Pier Professional |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | evidence-based policy, philosophy of science, levels of evidence, children's services |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Sets: | Departments > Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Research centres and groups > Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/30599/ |
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