Cartwright, Nancy, Goldfinch, Andrew and Howick, Jeremy (2009) Evidence-based policy: where is our theory of evidence? Journal of Children's Services, 4 (4). pp. 6-14. ISSN 1746-6660
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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.emeraldinsight.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Divisions: | CPNSS |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2010 13:11 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2024 05:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30599 |
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