Methods for Policy Research: Taking Socially Responsible Action 2nd Edition

This book about responsible and evidence-based decision making is written for those interested in improving the decisions that affect people?s lives. It describes how to define policy research questions so that evidence can be applied to them, how to find and synthesize existing evidence, how to generate new evidence if needed, how to make acceptable recommendations that can solve policy problems without negative side effects, and how to describe evidence and recommendations in a manner that changes minds. Policies are not just the decisions made by a country?s rulers or elected officials; policies are also set by corporate executives, managers of department stores, and project leaders in non-profit organizations pursuing environmental protection. The authors? suggestion are based on the fundamental belief that evidence-based decision making is superior to decisions based purely on opinion, intuition, and emotion. Because much has happened since 1984 when the first edition was published, this is a substantially different book with a new co-author, new and updated examples, new chapters, and new frameworks for understanding. Methods for Policy Research: Taking Socially Responsible Action 2nd Edition is written by Ann Majchrzak; M. Lynne Markus and published by SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBNs for Methods for Policy Research are 9781483315935, 1483315932 and the print ISBNs are 9781412997805, 1412997801. Additional ISBNs include 9780803920590, 9780803920606, 9781452212784, 9781483310268, 9781483367729, 9781412985024.